/tags/yelp/Recent content in Yelp on Swap SpaceHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 12 Nov 2021 12:56:00 +0000/posts/2021-11-12-api-calls-with-java/Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:56:00 +0000/posts/2021-11-12-api-calls-with-java/API calls are just network requests to some endpoint (Some base url + some extension). That endpoint can take serveral parameters and will return a status code and maybe some data if all went well. Network Requests First lets go over what a network request entails On a very simple level, a network request contains a header and a request body: The header usually includes information about the request such as an auth key, the type of content it’s sending, and/or what type of content it wants to recieve.