F200 3.1.3 API Types

This lesson introduces students to different API types and data formats used in data analytics. Students explore REST, SOAP, JSON-RPC and XML-RPC, learning how each API works, the data formats they use (JSON and XML), and their advantages and limitations. The lesson includes retrieval activities, research tasks, misconception correction, and an exam-style scenario question to help students practise selecting the most appropriate API for a given situation.

Designed for OCR Cambridge Nationals in IT – Data Analytics (TA 3.1.3), the resource supports students in identifying data formats, comparing API types, and explaining which APIs are most suitable for data analytics. The PowerPoint also includes a knowledge organiser, key terminology, plenary questions, and an independent study task based on a video comparing REST and SOAP.