A Dummies Guide to Building APIs in Low-code

Building an API Can Be Easy if You Have the Right Approach

Building a fully functional REST API from the ground up is a large project for any developer, and even more challenging for IT professionals unfamiliar with the nuances of how APIs are coded, deployed, and maintained.  A low-code development tool can lighten your load and deal with most of the complexity for you, leaving you with only needing a basic understanding of how API’s work.

So How do API’s Work?

There are a couple of basic, but important concepts that form the basis of an understanding of APIs. To get us started, let’s look at these: