Application Programming Interface (API)
A set of rules that lets different software programs talk to each other and share data or functionality.
What is Application Programming Interface (API)?
An API is a set of rules that lets different software programs communicate and share data with each other.
Think of it like a waiter in a restaurant. You tell the waiter what you want, they take your order to the kitchen, and bring back your food. You don't need to know how the kitchen works.
Most builders use APIs to connect their app to other services. You might use Stripe's API to process payments, OpenAI's API to add AI features, or Twilio's API to send text messages. Instead of building everything from scratch, you make API calls to services that already work.
Most APIs are REST or GraphQL based. Pricing varies wildly by usage, from free tiers to pay-per-call models.
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