How to Make an API Request

All requests should be made to https://api2.archery-records.net

To make a REST request to an API, you typically use an HTTP client to send a request using the relevant HTTP verb/method (eg GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to an endpoint. Here’s a breakdown of how to do it in different ways:

1. Using curl (Command Line)

curl -X GET "https://api2.archery-records.net/api/<resource>" \

     -H "Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY" \
     -H "Accept: application/json"

• -X GET: HTTP method (use POST, PUT, DELETE, etc. as needed)

• -H: HTTP headers

• Add -d '{"key":"value"}' for data (usually with POST/PUT)

2. Using Python (requests library)

Example:

import requests

url = "https://api2.archery-records.net/api/<resource>"
headers = {
    "Authorization": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.status_code)
print(response.json())  # or response.text

For POST with data:

data = {"name": "Alice", "email": "alice@example.com"}
response = requests.post(url, json=data, headers=headers)

3. Using JavaScript (Fetch API - Browser or Node.js)

fetch("https://api2.archery-records.net/api/<resource>", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json"
  }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

For POST:

fetch("https://api2.archery-records.net/api/<resource>", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Basic YOUR_API_KEY"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({ name: "Alice", email: "alice@example.com" })
})

Common Elements of a REST Request

• Method: POST (Create), GET (Read), PUT (Update), DELETE (aka CRUD)

• URL: Endpoint of the API

• Headers: Often includes Authorization, Content-Type, etc.

• Body: JSON data sent with POST/PUT