What is an application programming interface (API)?

Karl Esi - Apr 12 '22 - - Dev Community

Application Programming Interface is the abbreviation for API.

An API is a set of programming instructions that allows data to be exchanged between two software applications.

APIs allow a programmer to write code to one piece of software that can then perform specific tasks without the programmer having to start from zero.

APIs allow a program to access software (or web-based data) in a regulated and secure manner.

The code that sends requests to the receiving program and returns data can then be created.

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