Cisco DevNet Associate Cert Prep 2: Understanding and Using APIs

Learn about using APIs to access network device features and services as you study for the Understanding and Using APIs domain of the Cisco DevNet Associate certification.

Introduction

• Understand and use APIs
• What you should know

1. REST API Request Construction

• Application programming interface (API) request concepts
• API documentations and request constructs

2. Common Webhook Usage Patterns

• Webhook concepts
• Webhook in action

3. API Consumption Constraints

• Introduction to API constraints
• Additional API constraints

4. HTTP Response Header and Body

• HTTP response
• Common HTTP response codes
• Error and troubleshooting approaches

5. Common API Styles

• REST and RPC comparison
• Synchronous and asynchronous calls
• RPC in action

6. API Authentication

• API authentication concepts
• Using API authentication

7. Python API Example

• Python script for REST API call
• Python standard library and frameworks

Conclusion

• Next steps for learning more about APIs