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This document discusses different types of application programming interfaces (APIs) and platforms. It describes access APIs which allow remote access to software services, plug-in APIs which allow applications to integrate with core programs, and runtime environment APIs which are platforms for developing applications. It also lists several popular platforms including YouTube for video hosting, Flickr for image hosting, Twitter for messaging, Facebook for social networking, and Google Maps for indicating locations on websites.
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- 2. -The application programming interface (API) is a set of governing protocol or rules on how software element should communicate and interact with one another.
- 3. • Access API – This type of API runs in a remote machine, server, or computer, and the application is accessed remotely by a guest user application to draw the data and services. • Plug - in API – Most of the time, this API is used in the user end. Generally, different developers create different applications that can be integrated or “plugged in “ To a core application and/or the GUI of this applications.
- 4. • Runtime Environment – This APIs are platforms for developing different application, wherein programs or application codes are evaluated in the said APIs. • YouTube – Is website dedicated to hosting video clips. Users can create an account on YouTube and upload videos for public and private viewing.
- 5. • Flickr – Is a website that caters to the hosting or images. • Twitter – Is a social networking service that enables users to send and read short message with 140 characters. • Facebook – Is a social networking website that the user to register an account and create a user profile.
- 6. • Google Maps – APIs are one of the most used APIs by website developers. Commonly, Google Maps APIs are used to indicate a location of an establishment describe on a website.