Beyond downloading: Automating Data Retrieval with APIs and Web Scraping

Registration is required.

Brief description of training

• Learn the background of APIs and the fundamentals of using them to enhance your data access abilities. We will also cover web scrapping including what it is, when to use it, and techniques that will limit headaches while performing these techniques.

Learning objectives

• By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Access and import data using APIs
  • Use web scrapping techniques to gather/access data not easily downloadable or embedded on a website