Most JavaScript-based applications use APIs to retrieve data from and send data to a server. In this course, Network Requests in JavaScript, you’ll learn to use JavaScript to communicate with APIs. First, you’ll explore how to send HTTP requests and process the data returned. Next, you’ll discover security-related features such as CORS. Finally, you’ll learn how to use WebSockets for high-performance communication. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of JavaScript needed to work with APIs and network requests.
Author Name: Christian Wenz
Author Description:
Christian Wenz is an architect, consultant and author focusing on web technologies. He wrote or co-wrote over 100 books, is a fixture at international developer conferences since 2001, is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Developer Technologies since 2004, and the main author of the official Zend PHP certification. His day job includes conducting security audits, migrating old code bases, implementing complex web applications and helping companies choose the right web strategy an… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• HTTP Requests with fetch()
  14mins
• Deep Dive into fetch()
  37mins
• HTTP Requests with Axios
  23mins
• HTTP Requests with XMLHttpRequest
  24mins
• WebSockets
  15mins