Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is the secure version of HTTP, the protocol over which data is sent between your browser and the website that you are connected to. The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. HTTPS is often used to protect highly confidential online transactions like online banking and online shopping order forms.

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a readable format for structuring data.  Is is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application.   

XML, HTML, and Text are other formats. 

A type of software architecture, in which clients send requests to servers, and servers return responses after processing requests. It is the most commonly used architecture for APIs. The MARS API uses REST architecture.

Another name for a web address, the text that you type into your internet browser when you want to go to a website. A URL works like a house address. If you give someone a house address, they can navigate to find a home or business. If you give your browser a URL, it can find where to go to find the web page you want to visit

cURL is a tool to transfers data from or to a server, using the one of the supporting protocols such as HTTP or HTTPS. You can use cURL to download content from the Internet. 

Postman is a related tool. 

An API is a tool that allows data to be retrieved from one system by another system or application.  The data can then be used in other websites, applications, compiled into reports, for your own data analysis, and more.  APIs are all about connection and information sharing - integrating data from one source to another. 

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• USDA Dairy Market News is a Division in the Agricultural Marketing Service's Dairy Program.  Dairy Market News covers the supply, demand, and price situation on a regional, national, and international basis for milk, butter cheese, and dry and fluid products. 

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