What is API?

API stands for Application Programming Interface.

What Is an API?

API stands for Application Programming Interface.

An API is a set of rules and methods that allows two different software applications to communicate and exchange information with each other.

In simple words, an API acts as a bridge between applications. It allows one application to request information or services from another application without needing to understand how the other application works internally.

For example, imagine you are building a weather application. Instead of creating your own weather forecasting system, you can use a weather API to retrieve weather information from an external service.

Your application sends a request to the API, and the API returns weather information that your application can display.