API for newbies

Marcin P

Hi all,

I am totally green in terms of creating API and programming stuff, but keen very much to learn it. Do you know any places to recommend as a good start points?

Marcin.

Andrée Starå

Hi Marcin,

Is it for Smartsheet or in general? Below you have some info when it comes to Smartsheet.

Please see the attached link/screenshot for more information.

https://developers.smartsheet.com/

https://smartsheet-platform.github.io/api-docs/

I hope this helps you!

Best,

Andrée Starå

Workflow Consultant @ Get Done Consulting

Marcin P

Hi Andree,

I must say: both ;].

You know, to learn how to use it with Smartsheet, I assume I have to learn how to create an API in one of coding languages etc. but which one is the best to choose? Which one is the easiest for me? I have no idea

Also, I would like to know what can I obtain by using APIs with Smartsheet, any exaples? Probably because I have no knowlegde about it, I can't see what kind of extension (in terms of scope of using Smartsheet) I can get. Or maybe it is only for highly specialized functions that I will never use?

So confused...

Andrée Starå

I'm also interested in learning API, but I don't have the time and use case to justify it. Except that it would be fun and useful to know. If that's your situation as well, I would recommend looking at other options but first, go through what you need.

There are many resources, Linkedin Learning, Skillshare, Udemy, Youtube.

Heres a great starting point and then Craig and others that are familiar with API in the community can most definitely give better resources.

https://www.quora.com/From-where-and-how-do-I-learn-about-API-for-beginners

Best,

Andrée

 

J. Craig Williams

API questions are best answered on Stack Overflow (www.stackoverflow.com) with the smartsheet-api tag.

Issues are best entered on GitHub

https://github.com/smartsheet-platform

What language are you using?

Craig