Learn API Fundamentals with an Interactive Hands-On Tutorial Workflow

It uses a simple restaurant analogy to explain the core concepts:

• You are the "Client" (an HTTP Request node).
• The Kitchen is the "Server" (a Webhook node).
• The API is the Menu and the Waiter—the set of rules for how you can ask for things and get a response.

The workflow is a series of self-contained lessons. Each lesson pairs an HTTP Request node (the customer placing an order) with a Webhook node (the kitchen receiving and responding to the order) to demonstrate a key concept:

• The Basics: Making a simple GET request to a URL.
• Customizing: Using Query Parameters to filter or modify your request.
• Sending Data: Using the POST method and a Body to send information to the server.
• Identification: Using Headers and simple Authentication to prove who you are.
• Handling Delays: Understanding how Timeouts prevent your workflow from getting stuck.

Set up steps
Setup time: < 1 minute

This workflow is a self-contained tutorial and requires no external services or credentials. You may want to check the Base URL.

• Click "Execute Workflow" to run the entire tutorial.
• Follow the flow from top to bottom, exploring each "Lesson".
• For each lesson, click on the HTTP Request node and its corresponding Webhook node to see how they are configured and what they do.
• Read the sticky notes next to each lesson—they contain the core explanations!
• That's it! Explore and have fun learning the fundamentals of APIs in an interactive way.