Accessing an API with R
As we mentioned before, an always increasing proportion of our data resides on the Web and is made available through web APIs.
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APIs in computer programming are intended to be APIs, groups of procedures, protocols, and software used for software application building. APIs expose software in terms of input, output, and processes.
Web APIs are developed as an interface between web applications and third parties.
The typical structure of a web API is composed of a set of HTTP request messages that have answers with a predefined structure, usually in the XML or JSON format.
A typical use case for API data contains data regarding web and mobile applications, for instance, Google Analytics data or data regarding social networking ...
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