#discuss#api

How do you approach a new API?

How do you get started with an API for the first time?

Amara GrahamJan 18 '231 min read

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If you are using an API for the first time, what's your process around getting started?

Do you find docs to read? Do you look for a getting started guide? Do you dive right in and start trying to make it work?

Does your approach change if you are learning a new protocol like gRPC vs. REST?

And for a bonus question, what was your first protocol experience? Because mine was SOAP!