From the course: Learning Cloud Service APIs

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Uncovering Google Cloud APIs

Uncovering Google Cloud APIs

To take advantage of any cloud service APIs, you need hard coding details to implement them. In this lesson, I'll discuss some strategies for discovering what APIs might be available for your use. First off, you'll of course want to map out exactly what your application requires as you determine its functionality. This is typically done in a product requirement document or something similar. The PRD outlines desired features as well as possible implementation routes, which could mean working with a cloud service API. This has major implications for both timeline and cost analysis, although one can't make an absolute across the board statement in terms of resource efficiency. It generally makes sense to incorporate or at least investigate using an API as an alternative to achieve certain goals. And that brings us to the next point. You have to always allow for the possibility of an API existence. In a similar way that, when tracking down an illusive bug, I always assume others will…

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