Spend a week hacking with the Major League Hacking (MLH) community at GHW: API Week!
What is Global Hack Week?
Global Hack Week takes place throughout the year to give you a chance to complete technical challenges, network with the community, enjoy fun live sessions, build technical projects, and make new memories.
We'll have challenges, live technical sessions with MLHers, mini-events galore, and some cool content from our partners! Here’s a sneak peek:
At each Global Hack Week, you can:
⭐ Watch live technical streams
⭐ Participate in skill-building workshops
⭐ Join us for fun activities
⭐ Enter and win swag in raffles
What is API Week?
Each GHW features a new theme, and this January we're spending a week of 50+ events designed to help you explore and build APIs!
Who is GHW for?
Global Hack Week is for anyone ready to level-up their hacking skills. We welcome all programmers, designers, artists, and hackers from around the globe to join us for these events. Whether this is day 1 or day 1000 of your hacker journey, we want you to join us!
Can I get swag at this event?
Yes, of course! Each Global Hack Week will feature some amazing 2023 Hackathon Season swag…you’ll have to participate to find out exactly what you’re getting!
What is a Guild? How can I be a part of it?
One of the best parts of our community is that it allows people to meet and make connections with others, regardless of where you live. guilds are smaller communities within Major League Hacking. Whether you come in with a guild or not, you won’t be hacking alone.
Who organizes Global Hack Week?
Global Hack Week is organized by Major League Hacking (MLH). It is our mission to empower hackers worldwide by providing them with the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to succeed.
Requirements
1) Your challenge submission must be completed within the submission period.
2) When relevant, your code must be available in some sort of public repository.
3) If you're continuing work on an old project, you MUST specify in your Devpost what was worked on before Global Hack Week.
Prizes
Set up a website with a custom GoDaddy Registry domain name!
Set up a website with a custom GoDaddy Registry domain name!
Set up a website with a custom GoDaddy Registry domain name! Use promo code MLHGHWAPI.
Get started -> https://hackp.ac/ghwapi24-godaddyregistry
Complete the GitHub Copilot Primer
Wondering how to get started with Codespaces? This Primer makes it easy by giving you the templates, videos and step-by-step resources you need to get you started running, testing, debugging and pushing code using this instant cloud developer environment.
Check out - https://hackp.ac/ghwapi24-github-copilot-primer
Use GitHub Copilot to complete any of this week's challenges
Sign up for the GitHub student developer pack to get free access to GitHub Copilot and use it to help you complete any of this week's coding-based challenges!
Check out -> https://hackp.ac/ghwapi24-github
Build a Pokedex
Use the https://pokeapi.co/ api or graphql endpoints to create a website that provides the user with information, such as ability, height and moves, about a particular pokemon. Submit at hackp.ac/GHWDevpost
Create a Food Suggestor
Create a website that provides foodie hackers suggestions on what dish they should try out next using www.themealdb.com. Submit at hackp.ac/GHWDevpost
Connect Two APIs Together
For this challenge, we just want you to connect any two APIs together. Submit your hack on hackp.ac/GHWDevpost
Generative art
Generative art continues to become more and more popular, so we want you to try it out yourself. Create any piece of art with technology and show it off on hackp.ac/GHWDevpost.
Build a Fitness App
Fitness applications are some of the most popular projects at hackathons. Maybe use the Strava API to track your miles, Garmin or FitBit API to analyze activity, or anything else you can think of that uses an API. Run on over to hackp.ac/GHWDevpost to show it off.
Build something out of this world
Use NASA’s open APIs to build something out of this world (literally) at https://api.nasa.gov/. Submit at hackp.ac/GHWDevpost
Create a Crypto Dashboard
Build a dashboard that shows info on popular crypto currencies and their exchange rates https://www.coingecko.com/en/api/documentation. Submit at hackp.ac/GHWDevpost
Hack with a public API
Use any publically available API today and share your project on hackp.ac/GHWDevpost. Check out Alberto's session at API week (ghw.mlh.io/schedule) to get started.
Check the Weather
Build a project that fetches weather data using an API. Share with on hackp.ac/GHWDevpost
Use an API in a game
Create any game that incorporates an API and share with us on hackp.ac/GHWDevpost!
Use a MyMLH API
Build a Useless Hack that uses an API
Create any useless invention, only caveat is it needs to use an API! Share with us on hackp.ac/GHWDevpost
Use the Spotify API
Use the Spotify API to create any music-related hack you'd like! Submit to hackp.ac/GHWDevpost!
Social Media API
We’ve seen a ton of great social media activity this week so we’re challenging you to take that a step further. Try using a Social Media API like Facebook or Twitter. Share it with us over on hackp.ac/GHWDevpost
Hack with the Stripe API
Build anything with the Stripe API!
Ad Mastery Challenge: Develop Dynamic Ad Message API
Discover how Oracle makes it easier to build and deploy cloud-native applications in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Don't forget to submit your code to hackp.ac/GHWDevpost!
Get started -> https://hackp.ac/ghwapi24-oracle-coding-challenge-1
The Solar Eclipse Challenge
Using Oracle's APEX app development platform, identify the best places in the North Eastern US to host a solar eclipse viewing party! New to APEX? No worries - you'll find step by step instructions on how to complete this challenge on the Oracle GHW API challenge page!
When you're done, submit your project URL in our day-of form!
Get started -> https://hackp.ac/ghwapi24-oracle-coding-challenge-2
Build a RESTful ORDS API!
Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) is a simple way to build an API for your Oracle Database! Learn how to leverage this awesome feature by completing this challenge! Don't forget to submit your code to our Devpost Page!
Get started here -> https://hackp.ac/ghwapi24-oracle-coding-challenge-3
Build an AI-Powered Online Book Store app using Oracle APEX!
In this challenge, you'll dive into the world of books by creating an exciting Online Bookstore App using Oracle APEX.
You'll gain practical skills in Oracle APEX, as well as integration of AI and REST APIs while exploring how technology can enhance the experience of online book shopping.
You'll be able to submit your code to our Devpost Page when you're done!
Get started here -> https://hackp.ac/ghwapi24-oracle-coding-challenge-4
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Major League Hacking
Judging Criteria
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There's no judging and there are no winners at GHW!
GHWs are week long hacker festivals for you to learn, share and explore!
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