API’s, Social Media Data and Their Real World Applications
eDiploma Credit: 2 Points
Hone your web development skills by mastering the Application Programming Interface (API) with this online course.
Millions of people use social media platforms and data is created, viewed and uploaded countless times every day. However, many people don’t realize what happens behind the scenes on these online platforms once content is uploaded. This online course teaches you the importance of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and takes you through their essential role in facilitating the successful exchange of data between software products.
Course Curriculum
Introduction to APIs
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Learning Outcomes00:00
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What are APIs?00:00
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Prerequisite Libraries00:00
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Quiz
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Twitter Credentials for Authentication00:00
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Twitter Time Limitations00:00
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Short Intro to Plotting with matplotlib-pyplot00:00
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Sending Your First Request to the Twitter API00:00
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Final Dealing with Data in the Response00:00
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Getting Tweets from a Specific Time00:00
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Getting All Tweets by Moving Backwards00:00
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Quiz
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Filtering for English Tweets and Keywords00:00
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Finding Relevant Tweets and Checking Data00:00
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Final Setting up for Plotting the Mined Data00:00
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Adjusting the Time and Adding Ticks00:00
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Final Analyzing the Relevant Data00:00
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Streaming Live Twitter Data00:00
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Lesson Summary00:00
Course assessment
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Final Quiz
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