
Module 2 Lesson 5: System vs User Prompts
Understanding the difference between high-level architectural instructions and immediate conversational queries.
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Understanding the difference between high-level architectural instructions and immediate conversational queries.

Connecting apps. How to use ChatGPT to write API requests, parse JSON, and handle authentication.

Move beyond the chat box. Learn the fundamentals of the OpenAI API, model selection, and how to build your own AI-powered apps.

Automation beyond Git. Learn how to trigger GitLab pipelines using HTTP requests, custom tokens, and external services like Webhooks or IoT devices.

Master the HTTP Request node. Learn how to handle different request methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), custom headers, and query parameters for any API.

Master the large-scale API dance. Learn the patterns for exhausting paginated API results and how to use the 'Loop' and 'Wait' nodes to stay within legal speed limits.

Why did it fail? Learn how to read HTTP error codes (400, 401, 403, 404, 500) and use the n8n execution log to find exactly what went wrong in your API call.
Defining the Capability. How to describe your APIs to a Bedrock Agent using OpenAPI schemas.
Going Raw. How to use InvokeModel to send model-specific JSON payloads to Bedrock.
Unified AI. How to use AWS Bedrock's standard interface to write model-agnostic code.
The Typing Effect. How to use converse_stream to send tokens to your UI as they are generated.
Creating the Backend. How to wrap your Bedrock logic in a high-performance REST API.
The RAG APIs. Understanding the difference between raw retrieval and the fully managed 'Answer' API.
Going beyond the terminal. Understanding the Ollama REST API and how to talk to your models via HTTP.
Processing at scale. How to optimize Ollama for high-volume tasks like document digestion.
The universal bridge. How to talk to Ollama from any programming language using HTTP requests.
Words as they happen. How to handle NDJSON streams in your application for a professional AI feel.