API Keys

What Is An API Key?

  • While the majority of APIs are free to use, many of them require an API “key” that identifies the developer requesting data access

  • This is done to regulate usage and prevent abuse. Some APIs also rate-limit developers, meaning they have caps on the free data allowed during a given time period


Exercise A: Access the Giphy API

Try hitting the Giphy API…

It is very important that you not push your API keys to a public Github repo.

This is especially true when working with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Here’s an example of a stolen key horror story.


Exercise B: Your First API Key(s)

As a developer you will need to figure out how to navigate a site and find what your looking for