Lesson 07 Fetching data using TMDB API

Step-by-Step Tutorial: Fetching Data Using TMDB API

1. Create an Account and Obtain API Key:

   • Visit the website provided in the video and create an account using the username abcd and password 1234.
   • Log in to your account and navigate to the settings section to find your API key.

2. Understand the API Documentation:

   • Go to the API section in the settings to understand the example request and how the data should be fetched.

3. Accessing Data from TMDB API:

   • Use the provided API key in your requests to fetch data from the TMDB API.
   • Understand the structure of the data you will receive, focusing on the title, date, and image information.

4. Formatting the Data:

   • Use tools like JSON Pretty Printers to format the fetched data for better readability.

5. Fetch Data Inside Your Application:

   • Install the axios package to help fetch data from the API.
   • Import axios at the top of your file and use the axios.get method to make a GET request to the API URL.

6. Handle API Response:

   • Handle the response using .then and .catch to manage successful responses and errors.
   • Log the response data to understand the structure and content of the fetched data.

7. Display Fetched Data:

   • Access the specific data fields like title, date, and image path from the response object.
   • Use this data to populate your UI components with the fetched information.

8. Optimizing Code for Scalability:

   • Create an instance of axios with custom headers and API key for better code organization and reusability.
   • Refactor your code to use this instance for fetching data instead of directly calling axios.get in your components.

9. Implementing Async/Await:

   • Refactor your code to use async/await for cleaner asynchronous code handling.
   • Use await keyword to wait for the API response before proceeding with data manipulation.

10. Finalize Data Fetching Process:

    • Set up your application to fetch data from the TMDB API using the custom axios instance and the provided API key.
    • Ensure that the fetched data is correctly displayed in your application UI components.

By following these steps, you will be able to successfully fetch and display data from the TMDB API in your application.