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# Unit 4: Intro to APIs

- [Unit 4 Overview](https://cs4all-icm.gitbook.io/js-the-interactive-web/unit-4-intro-to-apis/unit-4-overview.md): How can access remote data and incorporate it into a webpage?
- [U4LA1: Intro to APIs](https://cs4all-icm.gitbook.io/js-the-interactive-web/unit-4-intro-to-apis/u4la1-intro-to-apis.md): What is an API?
- [U4LA1.2: JavaScript Arrays, Iteration, and Objects](https://cs4all-icm.gitbook.io/js-the-interactive-web/unit-4-intro-to-apis/u4la1.2-javascript-arrays-iteration-and-objects.md): What structures can I use to store and manipulate larger and more nuanced data?
- [U4LA1 Mini Project: Deck of Cards: Higher Lower](https://cs4all-icm.gitbook.io/js-the-interactive-web/unit-4-intro-to-apis/u4la1-mini-project-deck-of-cards-higher-lower.md): What does the use of APIs look like in a website.
- [U4LA2: Connecting to Closed APIs using the Giphy API](https://cs4all-icm.gitbook.io/js-the-interactive-web/unit-4-intro-to-apis/u4la2-connecting-to-closed-apis-using-the-giphy-api.md): How do you work with APIs that require authentication?
- [U4LA2 Mini Project: DIY Dictionary](https://cs4all-icm.gitbook.io/js-the-interactive-web/unit-4-intro-to-apis/u4la2-mini-project-diy-dictionary.md): What makes an API closed and how do we safely incorporate our API key?
- [U4LA3.1: APIs vs SDKs](https://cs4all-icm.gitbook.io/js-the-interactive-web/unit-4-intro-to-apis/u4la3.1-apis-vs-sdks.md): How do you integrate other people's software into yours?
- [U4LA3.2: Requests on the Web - GET & POST](https://cs4all-icm.gitbook.io/js-the-interactive-web/unit-4-intro-to-apis/u4la3.2-requests-on-the-web-get-and-post.md): What do API calls look like on other websites?
- [Unit 4 Final Project: API GUIs](https://cs4all-icm.gitbook.io/js-the-interactive-web/unit-4-intro-to-apis/unit-4-final-project-api-guis.md): What does the use of APIs look like in a website.


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