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Introduction to Using APIs with Python

NaLette Brodnax

Workshop Exercises

Part 1: Introduction

  1. Complete the one-minute poll at bit.ly/dsspoll. Click here to access the files for the workshop.

Part 3: Simple API

  1. Search for an institution from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Click to expand Institution Characteristics and make note of the UnitID.

  2. Review the API documentation for the IPEDS data available from DataUSA.

  3. Modify the script ipeds_api.py by replacing the UnitID on Row 19 with the UnitID for the institution you wish to query. You can also change the variables returned based on what is available (see the API documentation).

Part 4: Authentication

  1. Register as a developer to access the Google Maps API: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/start.

  2. Go to Web Services > Geocoding API. Click GET A KEY in the upper right-hand corner. Copy your key to a plain text file called google_auth.txt and save it in the same directory as your script.

    Your script and authorization document (the text file with your API key) must be in the same directory, and filename must match what is provided in your script. When you run the script, it should display your API key.

  3. Enter the following into a browser, replacing <my_api_key> with your key.

    https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=1737+Cambridge+St,
+Cambridge,+MA+02138&key=<my_api_key>