How to use a Public API | Using a Public API with Python

APIs are extremely useful to know how to use. In this video we walk through what an API is and then we look at how to actually use it. CoinMarketCap: https://coinmarketcap.com/ CoinMarketCap API: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/ CoinMarketCap API Documentation: https://coinmarketcap.com/api/documentation/v1/ Python Code - GitHub: https://github.com/AlexTheAnalyst/AlexTheAnalyst/blob/master/How%20to%20use%20an%20API%20%2B%20API%20Test%20Notebook%20.ipynb API FULL PROJECT LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB2CtEDrglY ____________________________________________ SUBSCRIBE! Do you want to become a Data Analyst? That's what this channel is all about! My goal is to help you learn everything you need in order to start your career or even switch your career into Data Analytics. Be sure to subscribe to not miss out on any content! ____________________________________________ RESOURCES: Coursera Courses: Google Data Analyst Certification: https://coursera.pxf.io/5bBd62 Data Analysis with Python - https://coursera.pxf.io/BXY3Wy IBM Data Analysis Specialization - https://coursera.pxf.io/AoYOdR Tableau Data Visualization - https://coursera.pxf.io/MXYqaN Udemy Courses: Python for Data Analysis and Visualization- https://bit.ly/3hhX4LX Statistics for Data Science - https://bit.ly/37jqDbq SQL for Data Analysts (SSMS) - https://bit.ly/3fkqEij Tableau A-Z - http://bit.ly/385lYvN *Please note I may earn a small commission for any purchase through these links - Thanks for supporting the channel!* ____________________________________________ SUPPORT MY CHANNEL - PATREON/MERCH Patreon Page - https://www.patreon.com/AlexTheAnalyst Alex The Analyst Shop - https://teespring.com/stores/alex-the-analyst-shop ____________________________________________ Websites: Website: AlexTheAnalyst.com GitHub: https://github.com/AlexTheAnalyst Instagram: @Alex_The_Analyst ____________________________________________ 0:00 Intro 0:12 What is an API? 1:38 Looking at CoinMarketCap API 4:53 Using an API Key with Python 9:56 API JSON format to Dataframe 12:26 Outro *All opinions or statements in this video are my own and do not reflect the opinion of the company I work for or have ever worked for*