How to use APIs (if you can't code)

What can you do when Zapier doesn't have an integration for your favourite tool? What if it is missing a crucial action or trigger?

In this video, I go over how to read and use APIs (that don't have integrations with automation tools) even if you can't code. It will involve a bit of code though, but it will be fun.

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This video is dedicated to Sam and Josh.

Links:‍

https://www.connorfinlayson.com‍

https://www.postman.com/api-platform/‍

Timestamps:

00:00 Overview

01:36 Use Case: Sending Multi Reference Items to Webflow

02:49 What are APIs docs?

04:33 Different methods to use the API

05:32 How to target records in the API

06:41 Sending data to the API

07:32 Headers

08:35 Pulling from an API in Parabola

10:50 Send data to an API with Parabola

12:25 What field types to use in APIs

13:43 Using Postman to see how API is structured

15:29 Using Postman to spot errors in your code

16:35 Practice reading APIs