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Great Beginner Friendly API's To Start Practicing Frontend Development πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»

Chris Hansen on August 30, 2021

UPDATE: I have updated my list of beginner friendly APIs. Check out numbers 9, 10 and 11 on the list! πŸ”₯ Every beginner has been there. Once ...
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nicolasg02 •

Thank you for the recommendations!
May I ask a dumb question? How do I make use of features like registering a user, login, add an item to a cart, login tokens, etc?

I know how to retrieve data from an api I've done it before but that's it, I don't know how to interact with anything else.
Do you have any blog tutorial or video that could help me?

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Chris Hansen •

Not a dumb question at all! Giving users the ability to register, login, favorite things, save things etc are a big part of a developers job! I would highly recommend looking up firebase( very beginner friendly!), utilizing google, or another great option would be Magic links! πŸ’―πŸ‘Œ Thank you for dropping by!

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Chris Hansen •

Id also like to mention, there have been a few people who have asked somewhat similar questions, so I think I'ma set a goal of making a blog tutorial on firebase! I don't want to promise anything, but be on the look out! Thanks again.

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nicolasg02 •

Thank you for your time and recommendations, I'll take a look at firebase!

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Emmanuel Chucks •

These are great, never knew about the SpaceX API

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Chris Hansen •

It's super fun to dive into all that SpaceX data. IDK, for me I feel like I appreciate spaceX that much more 😎

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Emmanuel Chucks •

Can't agree more

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Liyas Thomas •

If you'd like to try an open source { free } alternative to test APIs, try Hoppscotch - API request builder for web : hoppscotch.io

GitHub logo hoppscotch / hoppscotch

πŸ‘½ Open source API development ecosystem https://hoppscotch.io

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Chris Hansen •

Nice! Thanks for dropping by and sharing! πŸ’―

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Luis Dobreira •

Chris Hansen check out Free-To-Play Games Database API: freetogame.com/api-doc

ItΒ΄s really easy to use, without limitations, and no keys or accounts required.

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Chris Hansen •

Hey there, thanks for dropping by πŸ’―
Thanks for your suggestion! It looks pretty damn cool. The moment I have some time I'll no doubt check it out πŸ‘

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Luis Dobreira •

Sweet! See you around! πŸ‘

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John Phillips •

Oooh, I like the idea of the JSON Placeholder! Thanks.

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Chris Hansen •

It's awesome!!!! 😎

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Samuel Narciso •

Thanks for sharing :)

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Chris Hansen •

Thanks for dropping by! ✌️ πŸ™Œ

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izaias •

Boa noite, Γ³timo trabalho.
Vc teria ai em sua pesquisa api para moedas virtuais seria de grande valia.
Obrigado e parabΓ©ns πŸ˜€

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Chris Hansen •

Hey there πŸ‘‹ I tried my best to decipher what you said with Google Translate LOL!
Thanks for dropping by and that is a great idea. My favorite and ALSO beginner friendly API For cryptocurrencies is Coingecko!

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Afikode Olusola Emma •

Thank you for the post. I will definitely check out all the listed API's, especially the NASA API's.

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Chris Hansen •

Thanks for dropping by! You won't regret it. Lots of cool resources there πŸ’―

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Ellaine Tolentino •

These are great! Definitely needed for code newbies like me! Thank you for sharing!

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Chris Hansen •

Lots of projects to build! Thanks for dropping by!

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Albert Chang •

Great resources! Thanks for sharing.

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Chris Hansen •

Your def welcome! Thanks for stopping by! Happy coding! πŸ’―

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Felipe Panegalli •

Great Post. If will you be like to add a new API... Wheater API (classic ) :D.

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David Forer •

Thanks for putting this together. Now off to build something!

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Chris Hansen •

That's the idea! πŸ’― Was really hoping people would be inspired by the APIs! Kind of like how some developers end building gigantic projects simply because of a mock design! Essentially, the API before the need for an API, or the design before a business idea!

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Stuart •

Thanks, Chris!

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Chris Hansen •

🀜 πŸ’―

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Kinjal •

Very useful collection. Thanks for sharing.

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Chris Hansen •

You're very welcome, appreciate your time! πŸ’―