1. Introduction

REST (Representational State Transfer) API (Application Programming Interface) is an architectural style and set of conventions used for building web services. It defines a set of guidelines and principles for designing networked applications that can be accessed and interacted with over the internet.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use FAO ReST API with Python scripting to access the WaPOR database. Before starting the tutorial, please watch the following videos:

Introduction to FAO ReST API

 

 

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