Apr 22
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Thousands of APIs are running behind the scenes right now. Your phone loading apps. Payments going through. Messages syncing in real time. But here’s the truth most developers miss… 👉 Not all APIs are created equal. Most people default to REST. But companies like Uber and Netflix don’t always use it. In this video, we break down 7 API types every developer should know and exactly when to use each one: Resources: - ByteMonk Blog: https://blog.bytemonk.io/ - System Design Course: https://academy.bytemonk.io/courses - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bytemonk/ - Github: https://github.com/bytemonk-academy Timestamps 00:00 Why REST isn’t always enough 00:34 REST API explained 01:58 SOAP (enterprise systems) 02:44 gRPC (high performance systems) 03:45 GraphQL (efficient data fetching) 04:27 Webhooks (event-driven systems) 05:14 WebSockets (real-time communication) 05:44 WebRTC (peer-to-peer communication) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBt423WbyAD1YZO0Ljo1pzvY https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBssWTtcUlbngD_O5HaxXu6k https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBu38EjXRXzyPat3sYMHbIWU https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBuo5zjv9bPNLIks4tfd0Pui https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBsPWE24vdpmgeRFMRQyjvvj https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJq-63ZRPdBslxJd-ZT12BNBDqGZgFo58 AWS Certification: AWS Certified Cloud Practioner: https://youtu.be/wF1pldkQrOY AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate: https://youtu.be/GzomXNLFgkk AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional: https://youtu.be/KFZrBxSA9tI #graphql #rest #bytemonk #distributedsystems