API Analysis

API Analysis

1. Endpoints

   • Random dad joke retrieval
     • The API allows users to retrieve a random dad joke by pressing a button
   • Submit new joke
     • The API application allows users to create a dad joke and submit it into the API database
   • Search Jokes
     • The API allows users to search for keywords in a dad joke
   • Virtual Assistant
     • The API application allows the API to connect to a virtual assistant such as Amazon Alexa, this allows users to access dad jokes from Amazon Alexa

2. Calling the API

   • Authentication
     • No authentication is required to use the API
   • API response format
     • HTML Accept Headers
       • text/html
         • HTML response (default response format)
       • application/json
         • JSON response
       • text/plain
         • Plain text response