Stories from the Web Crawling trenches in querying

Accessing the YouTube API with Python Requests

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: Feb 3, 2024

The YouTube API allows developers to integrate YouTube functionality into their own applications. This article explains how to query the YouTube API v3 using the Python Requests library.

How to query an API?

Author: Mohan Ganesan

Date: May 7, 2024

APIs allow software systems to communicate. Querying APIs involves finding documentation, setting up authentication, choosing an endpoint, sending a request, and handling the response. Tips include using Postman, inspecting responses, starting with simple queries, checking status codes, and using parameters. Learning how to query APIs properly enables the creation of powerful and integrated applications.

Tired of getting blocked while scraping the web?

ProxiesAPI handles headless browsers and rotates proxies for you.
Get access to 1,000 free API credits, no credit card required!