HackerRank API Interview Question and Answer

I'm coding a HackerRank api interview question and answer. I use the given API to set up and code an answer to the problem. I know there could be other ways to solve this so feel free to take your own approach.
Hope you enjoyed the video :)
⏲️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - What's the problem
1:01 - Going over API attributes
2:35 - A look at the API
3:07 - Set up the code with comments
3:49 - Code solution
8:10 - Outro
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⚓ Resources for video:
HackerRank article users api data: jsonmock.hackerrank.com/api/a...
Question from HackerRank: www.chegg.com/homework-help/q...
Concatenation definition: www.pythonforbeginners.com/co...
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[@Tiffanyt899]

Here's the link to the solution on github: github.com/tthompson899/hackerrank-articleAPI/blob/main/articleApi.py

[@amandasun6677]

Such a clear and engaging tutorial! Have watched this every time I need a refresher on REST APIs.

[@suryac850]

Thank you Tiffany. I got the same question in a test today, this was the first time I have seen a API question asked in a coding challenge and I was stuck on trying to write the logic in Java. This is super helpful.

[@Tiffanyt899]

So glad this was helpful for you!

[@panagiotisveranoudis3025]

great video Tiffany, thanks

[@captainoutrun1136]

Thank you Tiffany! Very helpful just now

[@AbhinavKumar-ri8zi]

Extremely usefull , thanks a lot Tiffany !

[@sherrywang8907]

shouldnt there be a "=” after the page? something like page = str(page) in the request?

[@akashgupta4336]

Hi Tiffany, can you please suggest where and how to learn about rest api. I am a beginner and i don't know how to do it's programming and want to learn.

[@sugumaranm332]

Hi Tiffany, Really you explained nicely. Great:) . Can i get the solution in java language. is it possible to provide solution in java?

[@devakash2]

This can't be done with java on hackerrank codepair?

[@samrey8134]

Thank sooo much for the video. Can you make video on a similar question but with real life folders and dependencies. That was what I got in an interview ,I got the fetch method using javascript, but hackerrank did not pass it. lol

[@indiegypsy]

does this work in hackerrank test? is requests module available?

[@stillyi]

Thank you tiffany! Very helpful

[@Tiffanyt899]

Yay! I’m so glad it’s helpful!

[@shreyasingh4394]

Hey Tiffany, could you link some resources from where we could practice similar API based coding questions.

[@ayeshashoaib3402]

YEP , would be helpful.

[@Tiffanyt899]

My apologies- Just seeing this. HackerRank is a good start. I haven’t seen a many actual resources for API coding questions to be honest. I think the best route is to practice when doing projects.

[@BrainTeaserGuy]

Today, I got this very same exam. I saw this solution but I didn't have enough time to convert it to java. :(

[@Tiffanyt899]

That’s no fun. I hope you do better next time!

[@terryhollinsworth3315]

is this a real interview question? If so, I might be ready to start interviewing

[@Tiffanyt899]

It is. I recommend to start interviewing assuming you’ve got your resume and you feel good about what you know coding wise. At the end of the day, all interviews are different and you never know unless you try.

[@samrey8134]

I keep coming back to this video.
So here is my challenge.
I installed Python3 using Hombrew
Command I ran.
"pip3 install requests"
"pip3 install --upgrade pip"
And then, then I finally work as I was about to Post this.
Plot twist: this has change from a ask to a suggestions for others out there.
If "pip install " don't work.
Try you version of python then the package.
i.e "pip3 install request"

[@Tiffanyt899]

Yep, good catch! Thanks for sharing :)

[@samrey8134]

@@Tiffanyt899 Thank you for sharing. And happy New year to you and your Channel. :)

[@samrey8134]

@@Tiffanyt899 absolutely, Thank you for your input.
Using this method , I attempt to query a certificates Index to Output a CSV of the SHA256 fingerprint. But I keep running into issues. Is it okay to send you a quick e-mail code snippet of what I have. It nothing long.
cheers