What are APIs?
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APIs, or application programming interfaces, enable applications to communicate and perform specific operations, much like humans use GUIs to interact with computers. When an API receives input, it processes the request and returns the corresponding output, supporting various request types including GET and POST. The architecture of an application typically involves a frontend that interacts with APIs and a backend that manages data and services.
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What are APIs?
- 1. WhatareAPIs? A definition and an example
- 2. Howapplicationscommunicatewitheachother HumansuseGUIstocommunicatewithcomputers.ApplicationsuseAPIs
- 3. APIstandsforApplicationProgrammingInterface • Application:madetoperformoneormorespecificoperations • Programming:usedbyotherprograms,notbyusers • Interface:speakingwiththeoutsideworld,otherapplications