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Learn HTTP Clients in Go

Call real APIs, parse JSON, handle errors, and make HTTP feel boring in Go.

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What will you learn?

Learn the backbone of the modern web: HTTP network communications. You will be writing real HTTP requests in Go, then parsing and displaying the responses. Each challenge in this course is part of a larger application so that you will understand how HTTP is used in the real world.

Chapter List

1
Why HTTP?
Learn about HTTP and how it powers the majority of web communication
2
JSON
Learn one of the most popular data formatting notations in the programming world
3
DNS
Learn about domain names and how they map human-readable names to physical servers
4
URIs
Understand URIs and URLs at a deeper level
5
Headers
Practice adding custom headers to HTTP requests and learn about authorization
6
Methods
Learn about GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests
7
Paths
Learn how URL paths and query parameters relate to typical HTTP requests
8
HTTPS
Learn how to encrypt HTTP requests and keep them secure
9
Errors
Learn how to handle errors in Go
10
cURL
Use cURL and jq to make HTTP requests from the command line

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I feel like certain concepts were taught in the wrong order, or a key concept was given a "one-and-done" treatment that left me hanging from fully understanding its larger implications.

(3/5)
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Juan Balderas

Houston, Tx, USA

Good guideline for how http clients work. Already had mostly full knowledge, but still good to exercise go writing and also to learn a little about jq

(5/5)
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Homero Pytlovanciw

Brazil

had fun.

(5/5)
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Nahom WG

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Wonderful refresher on HTTP Clients using in Golang

(5/5)
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Ziro

Nairobi, Kenya

good, remember to read the docs

(4/5)
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Ilyaas Kapadia

Cincinnati, USA

great little course, covers the essentials really well

(5/5)
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Bobby Faber

United States

A fun way to understand an learn HTTP Clients in Go.

(5/5)
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Louis Van Steelant

Bruges, Belgium

Lots of useful info, some lessons are demanding but Boots is of great help here.

(4/5)
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Ossi Lehto

Finland

One of the best HTTP client's courses I've ever taken, I learned a lot.

(5/5)
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Gildanio Damásio Lucas Antônio

Angola

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