Beginners guide to Retrofit - Fetching data from an Api using Retrofit in Android
In this video, we'll explore Retrofit library in Android and learn how to use it to fetch data from an API. Retrofit is a widely used library that simplifies the process of making HTTP requests in Android apps. By the end of this tutorial, you'll be able to build your own API calls and fetch data from a server with ease.
We'll start with the basics of Retrofit, including the setup process and how to create a Retrofit instance. Then, we'll dive into creating API interfaces and using annotations to map API endpoints to Java methods. We'll also cover how to parse response data using Gson and handle errors with Retrofit's built-in error handling.
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API we are using
https://quotable.io/quotes/
Dependencies
// dependencies for retrofit
implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.9.0"
// dependencies for gson which would convert the json object to the java object
implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.9.0"
// dependencies for the courotines
implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.5.2"
implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-core:1.5.2"
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Keywords: Retrofit library, Android, API, HTTP requests, server, API interfaces, annotations, Gson, error handling, code snippets, real-world scenarios, Android developer, boost skills, build better apps.
