go-rest-api-consumer

Examples for cosuming a REST API in Go

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Setup and usage

Clone this repository to your go workspace and navigate to the project directory

$ go run main.go

That should give you the following output - We use the todo resource from typicode online REST API for consumption.

1. Performing Http Get...
API Response as String:
{
  "userId": 1,
  "id": 1,
  "title": "delectus aut autem",
  "completed": false
}
API Response as struct:
{UserID:1 ID:1 Title:delectus aut autem Completed:false}

2. Performing Http Post...
API Response as String:
{
  "userId": 1,
  "id": 201,
  "title": "lorem ipsum dolor sit amet",
  "completed": true
}
API Response as struct:
{UserID:1 ID:201 Title:lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Completed:true}

3. Performing Http Put...
API Response as String:
{
  "userId": 1,
  "id": 1,
  "title": "lorem ipsum dolor sit amet",
  "completed": true
}
API Response as struct:
{UserID:1 ID:1 Title:lorem ipsum dolor sit amet Completed:true}

4. Performing Http Delete...
API Response as String:
{}

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Tutorial

You can find the tutorial for this application at the SoberKoder blog.

https://www.soberkoder.com/consume-rest-api-go/