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What is an Api? what does it do?

29th Jul 2022, 12:58 PM
Frank Ptukony
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API is an acronym for Application Programming Interface. These interfaces are what allow software solutions to communicate with each other. For example: "If you give me this instruction, I will perform this action, or return this information". For instance lets say I want to make an app that gets music data to make a playlist, or user name, etc.. I can use Spotify API which are little commands that returns the data from Spotify servers.
30th Jul 2022, 12:29 AM
Chris Coder
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Google it.
29th Jul 2022, 1:36 PM
Mustafa A
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Lmao
29th Jul 2022, 11:25 PM
blazer!
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Chris Coder thank you
30th Jul 2022, 5:43 AM
Frank Ptukony
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APIs speed up the software development process. On top of that, they add a layer of security to software and systems. If you've ever wondered about what is an API, in this article: https://www.cleveroad.com/blog/what-is-an-api/ we'll try to explain to you everything you need to know about them.
8th Nov 2023, 5:13 PM
Ksusha Holovach
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