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What is API?

Application Programming Interface

It is a digital bridge that allows two different software to talk to each other.

Overview

API is a standard language that allows software to talk to each other. It allows an application to make its capabilities available to other applications.

Analogy: In a restaurant, the waiter acts as an API that transmits your order to the kitchen and brings the food to you.

How it works

A software sends a request to a specific address. Other software receives this request, processes it and returns the result. This process is completely rule-based and automatic.

Where it is used

It is used for weather applications to retrieve data from the meteorology center or to access artificial intelligence models over the internet.

Commonly confused with

It's confused with the website itself, but the API is designed for machines to talk to machines, not humans.

Frequently asked questions

Can anyone use the API?

Generally, access is provided by authorization with a key, so it is a controlled process.

Why is the API safe?

Since it only allows sharing of permitted data, it only opens the relevant part of the system, not the entire system.

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