APIs

An application programming interface (API) is an interface that provides programmatic access to service functionality and data within an application or a database . It can be used as a building block for the development of new interactions with humans, other applications or smart devices.

API stands for “Application Programming Interface.” An API is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other . In other words, an API is the messenger that delivers your request to the provider that you’re requesting it from and then delivers the response back to you.

5 Examples of APIs We Use in Our Everyday Lives

An application programming interface (API), in the context of Java, is a collection of prewritten packages, classes, and interfaces with their respective methods, fields and constructors .