Prerequisites

Before making your first REST API call, you need to be familiar with the REST API schema. You also need to install an API testing tool to make it easier to test your API calls.

REST API Testing Tools

The following Testing tools can be installed on your machine:

• Insomnia (Available on Mac, Windows and Linux)
• Postman (Available on Mac, Windows and Linux)
• Advanced REST Client (Available on Mac, Windows and Linux)
• HTTPie (Available on Mac, Windows and Linux)
• Restlet Client (Chrome Extension)

When developing your applications, you can call REST APIs from any kind of programming languages like JavaScript, Java, Swift, C#, Curl, PHP...