In this chapter, we will take a deeper look into SharePoint's APIs, especially the REST APIs. As part of development work, your solutions often need a way to connect with SharePoint directly or get data from other APIs to use within your solutions. It is not often easy to differentiate between the numerous interfaces SharePoint provides, as some still have a strong historical value while others are more recent but might not be as well documented yet. One goal of this chapter is to provide a clear understanding of the different approaches to help you choose when to use which API or approach when integrating your solutions and data with SharePoint.
In this chapter, you'll learn the following topics:
- How and where SharePoint APIs reside
- How to access SharePoint through REST APIs directly and use the SharePoint Client-Side Object Model...