API Implementation Methods

Question

What are the common API implementation methods?

Answer 1

As you begin working with third-party APIs, you'll run into a variety of API authentication methods. The three most common methods to perform authenticated requests with an API are:

Basic authentication: You send your username/password alongside every API call
API Key: The service creates a unique key for your account and you pass it alongside every request
OAuth: A user clicks on a sign-in button, grants permission, and your app can authenticate each request with an access_token

Each method has its own pros/cons:

Basic is very easy to implement, but would you give your Google account password to someone? (You shouldn't!)
API Key is as easy to implement, both for the API provider and the developer, but have you ever tried to ask a non-techie to give you their API key?
OAuth (especially OAuth2.0) is the best user experience. Your user clicks on a button and that's it. But for developers, implementing an OAuth dance can be tricky!

The specific introduction can refer to the link：https://blog.bearer.sh/the-three-most-common-api-authentication-methods/

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