Mastering API Handling in React & Vanilla JS – One Step at a Time!

This week, I deep-dived into handling APIs in React and Vanilla JavaScript – not just fetching data, but doing it efficiently and securely which includes: Fetch, CRUD, Query Params, Auth, and AbortController Explained

#ReactJS #JavaScript #WebDevelopment #Frontend #APIs #AbortController #Authentication #Authorization #AsyncAwait #LinkedInLearning #100DaysOfCode

https://dev.to/shubhamtiwari909/handling-apis-in-frontend-a-complete-guide-fmo

File encryption with a browser.

I've been exploring the #WebCryptoAPI and I'm impressed!

When combined with the #FileSystemAPI, it offers a seemingly secure way to #encrypt and #store files directly on your device. Think #localstorage, but with #encryption!

I know #webapps can have #security vulnerabilities since the code is served over the web, so I've #OpenSourced my demo! You can check it out, and it should even work if #selfhosted on #GitHubPages.

Live Demo: https://dim.positive-intentions.com/?path=/story/usefs--encrypted-demo

Demo Code: https://github.com/positive-intentions/dim/blob/staging/src/stories/05-Hooks-useFS.stories.js

Hook Code: https://github.com/positive-intentions/dim/blob/staging/src/hooks/useFS.js

IMPORTANT NOTES (PLEASE READ!):
* This is NOT a product. It's for #testing and #demonstration purposes only.
* It has NOT been reviewed or audited. Do NOT use for sensitive data.
* The "password encryption" currently uses a hardcoded password. This is for demonstration, not security.
* This is NOT meant to replace robust solutions like #VeraCrypt. It's just a #proofofconcept to show what's possible with #browser #APIs.

We’re excited to welcome Gravitee.io as an official sponsor of AsyncAPI Conference 2025!

Their support helps us bring together the global event-driven API community for meaningful conversations, collaboration, and growth.

Thank you, Graviteeio, for backing the mission to build better APIs together!
asyncapi.com/conference

Because #Ruby is not just #RubyOnRails, I also create an adapter of my tool for document #Apis for the #hanami framework. You can take a look here:

https://github.com/a-chacon/oas_hanami

Pipo360 – Generate production-ready back end APIs in 60 seconds with AI

https://pipo360.xyz

Beyond Code: #APIs as the Next #OSS Battleground

https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2025/06/09/open-source-apis/

Microsoft ends Bing Search APIs on August 11, alternative costs 40-483% more: Microsoft shuts down Bing Search and Custom Search APIs three months from announcement date. Recommended replacement costs significantly more and requires Azure integration. https://ppc.land/microsoft-ends-bing-search-apis-on-august-11-alternative-costs-40-483-more/ #Microsoft #Bing #APIs #CloudComputing #Azure

Dev Proxy v0.28 with LLM usage and costs tracking | by Waldek Mastykarz & Garry Trinder. buff.ly/92SAwTK #m365 #apis #devproxy #ai #llm #cloud

Dev Proxy v0.28 with LLM usage...

Dev Proxy v0.28 with LLM usage and costs tracking | by Waldek Mastykarz & Garry Trinder.

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/dev-proxy-v0-28-with-llm-usage-and-costs-tracking/

Creating NPM Package https://leanpub.com/b/creating-npm-package by CodeSweetly is the featured bundle of ebooks on the Leanpub homepage! https://leanpub.com #ComputerProgramming #Apis #Javascript #React #Software #Git #WebDevelopment #Typescript #books #ebooks

Last April, @dontcallmeDOM stressed the need for the web community to address #AI's growing impact on the Web. Previous @w3c report highlighted challenges like synthetic content, bias, #security, #sustainability, and data consent.
https://www.w3.org/reports/ai-web-impact/

Progress has been made with ML-based #APIs such as #WebNN and Prompt API. New concerns include AI agents, which pose risks to trust, #privacy, #safety, and the web economy.

Watch "AI Impact on the Web: updates": https://youtu.be/dniPpsCRQgI

"Recent advances in operating system (OS) agents enable vision-language models to interact directly with the graphical user interface of an OS. These multimodal OS agents autonomously perform computer-based tasks in response to a single prompt via application programming interfaces (APIs). Such APIs typically support low-level operations, including mouse clicks, keyboard inputs, and screenshot captures. We introduce a novel attack vector: malicious image patches (MIPs) that have been adversarially perturbed so that, when captured in a screenshot, they cause an OS agent to perform harmful actions by exploiting specific APIs. For instance, MIPs embedded in desktop backgrounds or shared on social media can redirect an agent to a malicious website, enabling further exploitation. These MIPs generalise across different user requests and screen layouts, and remain effective for multiple OS agents. The existence of such attacks highlights critical security vulnerabilities in OS agents, which should be carefully addressed before their widespread adoption."

https://arxiv.org/html/2503.10809v1

Make Screen Readers Talk With the ARIA Notify API, by @alex86:

https://www.oidaisdes.org/aria-notify-first-look.en/

JavaScript’s Upcoming Temporal API and What Problems It Will Solve, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://waspdev.com/articles/2025-05-24/temporal-api

#ApolloGraphQL launched its #MCPserver, enabling businesses to securely & efficiently integrate AI agents with existing APIs using GraphQL.

Learn more from Matt DeBergalis, CTO and co-founder of Apollo GraphQL, in this interview with #InfoQ https://bit.ly/3Hvsn7y

Are there any good tools to create API docs from a Laravel app these days? I'm thinking something that would, at least, scaffold some sort of website based on the routes under the API namespace and list their expected parameters based on the requests.