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12 entries match these filters
- 0408 What a reverse proxy is and when you need one A reverse proxy is a server that sits in front of your application, accepts requests from the internet and forwards them to… Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Web servers & reverse proxies 15 Oct 2026
- 0300 What is a REST API? A REST API is a web API where you use normal HTTP requests on URLs to read, create, update and delete things. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Making requests 15 Oct 2026
- 0301 What is HTTP? HTTP is the request and response language that browsers, apps and servers use to exchange web pages and data. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Making requests 15 Oct 2026
- 0303 What is CORS? CORS is a browser rule that decides whether a web page from one site is allowed to call an API on another… Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Making requests 15 Oct 2026
- 0302 What is a status code? A status code is the three digit number a web server returns to say whether a request worked, like 200 OK or… Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Status codes 15 Oct 2026
- 0304 What is a cookie? A cookie is a small piece of text a website stores in your browser so it can recognise you on the next… Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Authentication 15 Oct 2026
- 0305 What is a token? A token is a string that proves who you are or what you may do, sent with requests instead of a password. Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Authentication 15 Oct 2026
- 0267 What is an API? An API is a set of rules that lets one program ask another program for data or actions without knowing how it… Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Making requests 15 Oct 2026
- 0279 What is a reverse proxy? A reverse proxy is a server that sits in front of your apps, receives all requests and forwards them to the right… Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Web servers & reverse proxies 15 Oct 2026
- 0081 How an HTTP request works: methods, headers, and body An HTTP request is a short text message a client sends to a server: a method and path, some headers, and sometimes… Beginner · Explains an idea · Any system Article Making requests 15 Oct 2026
- 0083 Test a JSON API with curl A runnable bash script showing the curl commands you need most when testing an API: GET, POST JSON, custom headers, Bearer tokens,… Beginner · Step by step · Linux, macOS, Windows Script Authentication · Making requests 15 Oct 2026
- 0082 HTTP status codes: the common ones and what to do A quick reference to the HTTP status codes you will meet most often, what each one means, and the first thing to… Beginner · Cheat sheet · Any system Article References · Status codes 15 Oct 2026