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What would you do if the API you are using doesn't require a specific body type? In other words, how would you present the data if there is no body to turn into a JSON in the first place? I'm trying to use the NBA statistics API, rapidapi.com/api-sports/api/api-nba?endpoint=5bb7706be4b02d6cfa6a812a. How do I create a JSON with what I'm given? Thanks for the support.
I would be super grateful for a more in-depth tutorial from you on how to implement Spotify's iOS API!! I've been having a lot of trouble trying to understand it and you explain swift really clearly. Thanks for all the helpful videos thus far!
That's a great idea! We have a couple of playlists to get you started on iOS app development. I would recommend starting here bit.ly/LearnSwift2019 and here bit.ly/BeginnersPlaylist Then use this tool (approadmap.io) to know what you need to learn next! - Kat
CodeWithChris a vid going over Facebook graphrequest would be awesome cause a lot of their documentation is outdated so I’ve been running into sooo much trouble using that api. Thanks for all the other great vids! Keep up the good work!
Hello, the base logic should be applicable even for SwiftUI as they both use the same base UIKit framework, the display of data might be a bit different though - Francis
Hi Sir.....I need your help. I trying to get WiFi signal strength so that I can handle the situation like WiFi-Connected but signal strength is poor. Currently iam using CNCopyCurrentNetworkInfo, but it gives me only SSID, BSSID, SSID data Thanks in advance.
Hello, maybe you can check out other ways to get data from your wifi network, try asking stackoverflow or maybe our forum at codecrew.codewithchris.com - Francis
Hello, maybe some api pulls can be quite tricky specially from social media, try it out :). but hey ready json is quite easy not because of all the tools like SwiftyJSON codewithchris.com/swiftyjson/ - Francis
Can you do a video on web scraping API like for Xcode? Not many UA-camrs like yourself have videos dedicated to the topic. Plus having you do it means only quality results as your videos leave no stone unturned on how to do Xcodes. ps, keep up the good work we all love it.
Hey Chris, this is Nishanth from India. Your videos are awesome and I love it. You are the one who taught me Api calls and request way more easily. Can you try some instagram Api.
I have to integrate login via instagram in my app. can you please tell me that whether instagram basic display api offers login or not. I think its not I searched alot about it. If not then what will be another way to use login feature in my app.
Hello, according to the documentation "Instagram Basic Display is not an authentication solution. Data returned by the API cannot be used to authenticate your app users or log them into your app. If you need an authentication solution we recommend using Facebook Login instead" however, you can use it to use access post and data from instagram - Francis
Hi Chris, can you do a video explaining how to create a menu slide-in bar from the left if you click the three lines etc in the top left corner. I have tried to follow other people but I get confused easily. Thanks Alex
Hello, you might need to own a square point of sale account/system for this as it seems to be only an add-on feature if you want to extend the curent system that they have. but yes this is a sample on an API - Francis
Hello, best to post this question in our CodeCrew forum so that our technical support staff can assist you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thanks for learning with us! -Arthur
Hello, kindly post your question in our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff can assist you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thank you! -Arthur
Hi Chris. I really like your videos. I am learning a lot from you and will be becoming a subscriber of your very soon. I have a question for you. I am a inexperienced web developer and in desperate need of help. Do you offer any assistance to people in need of api help? I would be willing to pay you. I have numerous smart contracts deployed mostly on the ETH network and I need some help with making api calls because I don't really know how to code. I am trying to learn what I can but need help with making withdrawals and transfers from my smart contracts and honesly I'm just in over my head. Do you have any suggestions on the quickest method to learn to make api calls.? I would be grateful for any feedback. Thanks so much for your brilliant work. I hope to hear back from you.
Hello Chris, i know this is like a year later, but i am learning, i know you asked which API that we are interested in seeing you show how to connect, anyways, i need to connect to REST API Shift4Shop, to retrieve my orders, trying to create an app that will monitor my orders. i think i learned enough from your videos, the issue is the jsonObject format is a little confusing of what i need to put in it. so any help would be greatly appreciated. i can send you a link for the api documentation or the project i am working n so far. maybe i am asking too much
Hello, best to post your question in our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff can assist you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thank you! -Arthur
I was wondering about working with a api from League of Legends which gives the user a way to track their stats from playing, either as a casual player or a tournament player
"Hello, I suggest checking if the API has documentation so you know what parameters to send and what the results/information to expect when getting results from the API - Francis"
how can you use JSONDecoder to decode the dictionary that was made from the request since it is a type of [String:Any] and it needs to be a string. Sorry if this is a stupid question I am new to swift
"Hello, then you might need to change the Data Type of your [String:Any] to a [String:String] if thats the case, it needs to be an exact dara type match, you can also opt to typecast the value before setting it on your decoder - Francis"
"Hello, as long as it is an API it should be fairly easy to set up, just align the properties properly and call the right API/web call and you should be good to go - Francis"
Hello, best if you post your question in our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff can guide you. Kindly go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thank you! -Arthur
Hello, kindly post your question on our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff there can assist you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thanks for learning with us! -Arthur
Really liked the RapidAPI Tutorial! Just had a question: How would I access the data returned in the dictionary? EX: if I wanted to assign the value of the key "parsed text" (which the value was "Google") to a variable. Thanks for your support!
"Hello, this is just to demonstrate how to work with APIs there was really no need to make a separate file for networking because its just a short demo video - Francis"
"Hello, sorry we dont have specific api samples, maybe you can check out our alamofire article it can help with connection and authentication, you might also need to check the documentation of the api you are using codewithchris.com/alamofire/ - Francis"
"Hello, i guess it would be safe to hide your API keys inside some sort of encrypted file instead that only you know how to read and immediately convert and use on yourr app - Francis"
"Hello, most the the time its via URL request.. however some API may provide framworks like pods or something to make it easier.. you can also use swiftyjson + alamofire cocoapod to make it easier to handle url request.. check out our article about it codewithchris.com/swiftyjson/ - Francis"
Hello, you might need to own a square point of sale account/system for this as it seems to be only an add-on feature if you want to extend the curent system that they have. but yes this is a sample on an API - Francis
Hi! Kindly post your question in our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff can help you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thanks again! -Arthur
👋 Our "Launch Your First App" program will help you build up your iOS skills to publish your very own feature rich app even if you’re a beginner starting from scratch. codewithchris.com/plus
I would love to learn how to use the Spotify API and some of Apple's native frameworks! Thank you for the video, Chris!
Apple Music and/or Spotify (in depth example) API's please :)
Yup, it's on our list!
-Kat
@@CodeWithChris Need this. Any timeframe?
@@CodeWithChris Spotify API run through would be great
Yes this would be amazing! Espeically Apple Music. Any updates??
Would really really appreciate this! Love your explanations.
What would you do if the API you are using doesn't require a specific body type? In other words, how would you present the data if there is no body to turn into a JSON in the first place? I'm trying to use the NBA statistics API, rapidapi.com/api-sports/api/api-nba?endpoint=5bb7706be4b02d6cfa6a812a.
How do I create a JSON with what I'm given?
Thanks for the support.
Hello, i suggest looking att SwiftyJSON so you can easily work with JSON data, we have a nifty tutorial for it codewithchris.com/swiftyjson/
- Francis
I would be super grateful for a more in-depth tutorial from you on how to implement Spotify's iOS API!! I've been having a lot of trouble trying to understand it and you explain swift really clearly. Thanks for all the helpful videos thus far!
Thanks for your suggestion, David! Glad that we are able to positively impact your learning journey! :-) -Arthur
Would love to see some AI with tensorflow swift API. I want to see what the new iPhones processors are capable of in machine learning applications
You can code TensorFlow in Swift IIRC.
We might cover that in the future! Stay tuned!
-Kat
UA-cam Vimeo Facebook live
Thanks! They're on our list.
- Kat
can you make a video on how to use WordsAPI in RapidAPI
Hello, you can send us your requests here: codecrew.codewithchris.com/c/requests/38
- Kat
I’m looking to work with Google Calendar, I want to represent a calendar in my app to represent a timetable. Any help? Thank you 👍🏻
That's a great idea! We have a couple of playlists to get you started on iOS app development. I would recommend starting here bit.ly/LearnSwift2019 and here bit.ly/BeginnersPlaylist
Then use this tool (approadmap.io) to know what you need to learn next!
- Kat
same problem I'm trying to solve. Did you find any good source?
Facebook and Google Maps API!! Thank you
Thanks for these suggestions!
-Kat
CodeWithChris a vid going over Facebook graphrequest would be awesome cause a lot of their documentation is outdated so I’ve been running into sooo much trouble using that api. Thanks for all the other great vids! Keep up the good work!
If I'm using SwiftUI , do I have to make any changes?
Hello, the base logic should be applicable even for SwiftUI as they both use the same base UIKit framework, the display of data might be a bit different though
- Francis
A full Spotify iOS SDK would be really appreciated! There are no tutorials up to date and I find it very hard to navigate in Spotifys documentation :)
And even in SwiftUI, even though I found a way to deal with it :D
Thanks for your suggestion! We'll see what we can do! :-) -Arthur
Hey Chris do you have any tutorials or resource links to share about connecting to microsoft GRAPH api?
Hi Sir.....I need your help.
I trying to get WiFi signal strength so that I can handle the situation like WiFi-Connected but signal strength is poor.
Currently iam using CNCopyCurrentNetworkInfo, but it gives me only SSID, BSSID, SSID data
Thanks in advance.
Hello, maybe you can check out other ways to get data from your wifi network, try asking stackoverflow or maybe our forum at codecrew.codewithchris.com
- Francis
I was finding APIs kinda hard to work with in Swift but you explained it really well. Thanks!
Glad to know this, thank you! -Arthur
Livestream API & Instagram API
Thanks for the suggestions!
-Kat
lets make struct based on a veeery complicated json :)) and with types like Date for example :))
Hello, maybe some api pulls can be quite tricky specially from social media, try it out :). but hey ready json is quite easy not because of all the tools like SwiftyJSON
codewithchris.com/swiftyjson/
- Francis
Can a custom API be created to search for open education resources (OER)?
I am trying to use infinite campus for schools any advice? on how to connect to it
Hello, it would be best to check their documentation or if they have a cocoapods for it
- Francis
I have a database in Airtable I'd like my app to communicate with.
Can you do a video on web scraping API like for Xcode?
Not many UA-camrs like yourself have videos dedicated to the topic. Plus having you do it means only quality results as your videos leave no stone unturned on how to do Xcodes.
ps, keep up the good work we all love it.
Thanks, Jesse! Can you kindly post your suggestion here? app.productstash.io/codewithchris#/ideas -Arthur
I am new to this, but can an API search the internet for specific tools to be used in an education setting?
Hey Chris, this is Nishanth from India. Your videos are awesome and I love it. You are the one who taught me Api calls and request way more easily.
Can you try some instagram Api.
Thank you Nishanth! Appreciate your support. Instagram API is included in our list! :)
- Kat
I'm attempting to use and API for Web of science
I have to integrate login via instagram in my app. can you please tell me that whether instagram basic display api offers login or not. I think its not I searched alot about it. If not then what will be another way to use login feature in my app.
Hello, according to the documentation
"Instagram Basic Display is not an authentication solution. Data returned by the API cannot be used to authenticate your app users or log them into your app. If you need an authentication solution we recommend using Facebook Login instead"
however, you can use it to use access post and data from instagram
- Francis
Hi Chris, can you do a video explaining how to create a menu slide-in bar from the left if you click the three lines etc in the top left corner. I have tried to follow other people but I get confused easily. Thanks Alex
You can try using the ones on Github github.com/topics/sidebar-menu?l=swift
- Kat
Please consider doing a video on the US Census Bureau API.
Great great video. Chris can you please tell what is purpose of task.resume()?
Hello, task.resume() simply means that the task (like loading data from the url,etc) should be started or resumed (if paused)
- Francis
mapbox API please. tq
Thanks for the suggestion! I added it to our list! :)
- Kat
Hey man thanks for the amazing vids! Do you reckon you could do a tutorial on implementing stripe into an app??
Thanks! It's on our long list of to-dos. :)
- Kat
Can you give us tutorial about google books API and google image API in flutter
We created a Voting system for Tutorial Requests: codecrew.codewithchris.com/c/requests/
Create yours, make your vote count!
@AdrienVillez
Chris - SquarePointOfSaleSDK this will allow coders to have a way to get things paid for without needing to be pci compliant
Hello, you might need to own a square point of sale account/system for this as it seems to be only an add-on feature if you want to extend the curent system that they have. but yes this is a sample on an API
- Francis
You are awesome Teacher Buddy.. Thanks for helping the world to learn thing. Keep it up always.. thanks again
Our pleasure!
- Kat
Google Map API please
:)
Thanks for the suggestion! It's on our list. :)
- Kat
Giphy api please do .I am unable to display .gif image's
Cool! You can send us your requests here: cwc.to/request
- Kat
Hi Chris Vimeo please.
Thanks for suggesting! You can send us your requests here: cwc.to/request
- Kat
Can I get a heart please?
Here you go!
-Kat
DALL-E API for image generation
Hi there, You have many REST API videos, Any video about sending wordpress posts to external REST API ? Any information , Pls let me know THANKS
Hello, best to post this question in our CodeCrew forum so that our technical support staff can assist you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thanks for learning with us! -Arthur
Live odds ,score , Fixture API
What is API?
Here, watch this: ua-cam.com/video/Yzx7ihtCGBs/v-deo.html
- Kat
Thank You 😀
Trying to pull data from a GitHub repo using the GitHub API. I am having problems with the formatting of the URL string.
Hello, kindly post your question in our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff can assist you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thank you! -Arthur
Hey can you work with TFL api
Gmail API and Maps, would be sick!!!
Sure, add your suggestion or vote for it if it's already in the list: codecrew.codewithchris.com/c/requests/
@AdrienVillez
Hi Chris. I really like your videos. I am learning a lot from you and will be becoming a subscriber of your very soon. I have a question for you. I am a inexperienced web developer and in desperate need of help. Do you offer any assistance to people in need of api help? I would be willing to pay you. I have numerous smart contracts deployed mostly on the ETH network and I need some help with making api calls because I don't really know how to code. I am trying to learn what I can but need help with making withdrawals and transfers from my smart contracts and honesly I'm just in over my head. Do you have any suggestions on the quickest method to learn to make api calls.? I would be grateful for any feedback. Thanks so much for your brilliant work. I hope to hear back from you.
Hey Brittney. You can post on our CodeCrew forum (codecrew.codewithchris.com) so our staff can assist you better. Thank you! - Pat
Awesome tutorial man.... I would like you to look at Sassiholford api.... Thanks.
Thanks for dropping by! :-) -Arthur
Hello Chris, i know this is like a year later, but i am learning, i know you asked which API that we are interested in seeing you show how to connect, anyways, i need to connect to REST API Shift4Shop, to retrieve my orders, trying to create an app that will monitor my orders. i think i learned enough from your videos, the issue is the jsonObject format is a little confusing of what i need to put in it. so any help would be greatly appreciated. i can send you a link for the api documentation or the project i am working n so far. maybe i am asking too much
Hi, you can post your concern on our CodeCrew forum. Link is codecrew.codewithchris.com. We'll have our tech support staff help you out. - Pat
stock market/brokerage
It's on our list! :)
- Kat
would love see ios Api
What API would you like to see? Come and check what other students want to see here: app.productstash.io/codewithchris#/ideas
@AdrienVillez
Replika API pleeease
Thanks for the suggestion! You can also add your suggestions here cwc.to/request
- Kat
I have a Shopify site I want to market, How can I run API to market my site?
Hello, best to post your question in our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff can assist you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thank you! -Arthur
I'm working with the Zora API to build an app that displays an NFT gallery!
That's great! Good luck! - Pat
I was wondering about working with a api from League of Legends which gives the user a way to track their stats from playing, either as a casual player or a tournament player
You can add your tutorial request here: cwc.to/request
- Kat
Thank you Chris, I learned so much from your videos ... I would love to see how to work with USA food central API for calorie and nutrients search
Internet Game Database (IGDB) API please!
Thanks for the suggestion!
- Kat
Plumber API please
Awesome, send us your tutorial requests here cwc.to/request
- Kat
can u make a video on The MBTA API like a complete walkthrough from scratch please
Hello, can you post your suggestion here: app.productstash.io/codewithchris#/ideas -Arthur
I'm a new self taught web developer and I have a task to do to build a weather app and I'm really lost :D
and here I'm on my research journey ..
You got this! Shukran! -Arthur
Swagger/OpenAPI
Thanks for the suggestion! You can also add this here: cwc.to/request
- Kat
Screen time API ??
Thanks for the suggestion!
- Kat
I am trying to use the api-football api to get live scores on my website.I am not sure of the results I'll get. Anyone familiar with this API?
"Hello, I suggest checking if the API has documentation so you know what parameters to send and what the results/information to expect when getting results from the API
- Francis"
Champions league API (RapidApi)
Thanks for the suggestion!
-Kat
how can you use JSONDecoder to decode the dictionary that was made from the request since it is a type of [String:Any] and it needs to be a string. Sorry if this is a stupid question I am new to swift
"Hello, then you might need to change the Data Type of your [String:Any] to a [String:String] if thats the case, it needs to be an exact dara type match, you can also opt to typecast the value before setting it on your decoder
- Francis"
Google Jobs has a new API thaf uses its new AI and not much usage videos out there. I would really appreciate a demo.
We'll see what we can do, thanks! :-) -Arthur
I wish that you would cover displaying JSON data.
Thanks for your insight! -Arthur
TomTom API video would be great?
We have a new suggestion and voting system for tutorial request, that way: codecrew.codewithchris.com/c/requests/
@AdrienVillez
Hi what about strapi api . In strapi can we get SDK???? If yes please provide the link
"Hello, as long as it is an API it should be fairly easy to set up, just align the properties properly and call the right API/web call and you should be good to go
- Francis"
a recipe REST API .... puppy or edamam API... thanks
Thanks for your suggestion! We'll take note. :-) -Arthur
Do they have any api's that would track shipments from all the major shipping companies in a lot of countries?
Hello, best if you post your question in our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff can guide you. Kindly go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thank you! -Arthur
Hi Chris! I'm working with Swagger UI
Cool!
- Kat
Please work with events api
printful api thx
Thanks for the suggestion!
- Kat
Hey mate please do one with Whatsapp api .A project I am doing is crucial for whatsapp data parsing.
Hi Gerald! You may post your tutorial recommendations here: app.productstash.io/codewithchris#/ideas :) - Pat
I want to work with secured signing api for remote online notarization website
Please tell how I can integrate secured signing with my website?
Hello, kindly post your question on our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff there can assist you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thanks for learning with us! -Arthur
Really liked the RapidAPI Tutorial! Just had a question: How would I access the data returned in the dictionary? EX: if I wanted to assign the value of the key "parsed text" (which the value was "Google") to a variable.
Thanks for your support!
Hello, you may want to watch our video on how to work with dictionaries
ua-cam.com/video/mJwmGpdZQAg/v-deo.html
- Francis
weather app attempt
That's awesome, send us your tutorial requests here cwc.to/request
- Kat
Can you do a tutorial with the basketball reference API
Thanks for your suggestion, Jordan! Can you kindly post it here? app.productstash.io/codewithchris#/ideas Thanks! -Arthur
Hi may I ask why instead of creating Networker file, you did it in the viewdidload ?
"Hello, this is just to demonstrate how to work with APIs there was really no need to make a separate file for networking because its just a short demo video
- Francis"
APIs to send and receive payments
Thanks for the suggestion! That's on our list. :)
- Kat
google translation api... it seems it's not listed in the video here but i'm looking forward to use it very soon
Thanks for dropping by! :-) -Arthur
Food Data Central API
Reddit api
Thanks for the suggestion! It's included in our list. :)
- Kat
make a videos on manipulate Mercury API
Thanks for the suggestion!
I want to use Plaid and Google Translate!
Cool!! Thanks for these suggestions.
- Kat
Spoonacular :) Your videos are helping me out a lot thank you!
Glad we could be of help! Thanks for learning with us!
-Kat
acuity api for appointments, I need authentication help, please
"Hello, sorry we dont have specific api samples, maybe you can check out our alamofire article it can help with connection and authentication, you might also need to check the documentation of the api you are using
codewithchris.com/alamofire/
- Francis"
How would you go about protecting api keys from reverse engineering?
"Hello, i guess it would be safe to hide your API keys inside some sort of encrypted file instead that only you know how to read and immediately convert and use on yourr app
- Francis"
Google shopping / merchant center
Google Ads
Thanks for sharing! -Arthur
REST API , pretty please!
It's on our list! :)
- Kat
Are there any other ways to work with APIs other than URL Requests?
"Hello, most the the time its via URL request.. however some API may provide framworks like pods or something to make it easier.. you can also use swiftyjson + alamofire cocoapod to make it easier to handle url request.. check out our article about it codewithchris.com/swiftyjson/
- Francis"
Can You please make a video about spoonacular API
Thanks for your suggestion! :-) -Arthur
API of text summery
how about SquarePointOfSaleSDK
Hello, you might need to own a square point of sale account/system for this as it seems to be only an add-on feature if you want to extend the curent system that they have. but yes this is a sample on an API
- Francis
Sir please explain how to link api with covid tracker!
Hi! Kindly post your question in our CodeCrew forum so that our tech support staff can help you. Go here: codecrew.codewithchris.com. Thanks again! -Arthur
Just commenting to help my boy spice up the algorithm
Just replying to you because you're the best. :-) -Arthur
Great Person Good Trainer.........................
Thank you! 🙌
- Kat
Pixabay API. how to get it to return pictures on an app
"Hello, i suggest working with both alamofire and SwiftyJSON,, check out this sample article codewithchris.com/swiftyjson/
- Francis"
Microsoft Dynamics API. :(
Thanks for dropping by! :-) -Arthur
coin-Pro API
Thanks for the suggestion!
-Kat
API for payment method like PayPal.
Cool, thanks Romualdo! -Arthur