title	type	duration	creator
Retrieve Data from an API Lab	lab	1:25	James Davis (NYC)

Retrieve Data from an API Lab

Introduction

In this lab, you will be exploring the Flickr API. Use the prompts below to find the correct API call.

Hint: Use the overview page and API Explorer (found at the bottom of each API page) to help form your API calls.

Exercise

First, sign up for a Yahoo! account (sorry, there's no way to avoid it). Get the API key and save it somewhere.

Allocate 15 minutes for each task. Data should be returned in JSON format.

• Task #1: Find the api call that allows you to search for all images of "cats".

• Task #2: Find the api call that allows you to search for all images from "Charlotte, North Carolina."

• Task #3: Get all of the comments for any photo.

• Task #4: Search for a list of all the photos at your current latitude and longitude.

Bonus:

• For each task/API endpoint, write Java code that calls the API and returns a JSON object
• For task #1, using IntelliJ, write a script that hits the API endpoint you've identified, loops through the returned data, and prints out (to the console) just the URL of each cat image
• For task #3, using IntelliJ, write a script that hits the API endpoint you've identified, loops through the returned comments for the first photo at your current lat/long, and prints out (to the console) the first word of each comment...backwards!

Requirements

• Add the correct API calls in the answers.md file
• If you attempt or complete the bonus, include your Java code in the pull request

Deliverable

A filled out answers.md file.

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