Generating random passwords, numbers and GUIDs with the PasswordRandom API The PasswordRandom API provides random values - and not just passwords as the name would seem to suggest. It also generates GUIDs, random numbers, characters, etc.
Managing your books and shelves with the Google Books API The Google Books API provides access to Google Books, which lets you search for any book and, at a bare minimium, see meta data about it. Depending on copyright status, you might also be able to see sample pages or read the entire book. You can also buy books.
What is an API wrapper and how do I write one? When you find an API to use in your app, you'll need to access it in a specific language - not always an easy or straightforward task. As long as you're doing all that work, why keep it to yourself? Let's look at creating an API wrapper that you can share with others!
Accessing weather and climate data with the Planet OS API Planet OS seems to have found a great number of services that provide scientific/weather/earth related data, regularly download a small sample set from each, and provide a way to access the data through their own API. Let's see what they've got and what we can do with it!
Accessing book and author data with the Penguin Random House API Penguin Random House is a book publisher, and their API can be used to get data about books, authors and events. Let's check it out!
Accessing census, demographic, and housing data with the US Census Bureau API The US Census Bureau APIs provide free access to geolocation data, as well as American census data, demographics, housing stats, etc. Let's check them out!
Accessing current and historical weather data with the OpenWeatherMap API OpenWeatherMap provides free access to extensive weather data - current conditions, 5-day forecast, uv index, weather alerts, etc. Let's check out their API!