APIs can be very useful sources of data for data journalists. In this video — first made for students on the MA in Data Journalism at Birmingham City University and shared as part of a series of video posts — I explain what an API is and how they have been used in a variety of data-driven stories.

Links mentioned in the video:

• BBC Data Unit using the Spotify API
• Global Witness story using the Open Corporates API
• Behind the Scenes On the Trump Emoto-Coaster
• Online fashion twice as ‘racy’ as High Street
• How we used the Google Places API to calculate train route distances
• Parliament API
• Postcodes API