What is an API?
API stands for an application programming interface. An API is a programming code set that enables the transmission of data between different software products. The term data exchange can also be used.
API is nothing but the service provided by the third party and the end-user connect that software to another one without understanding the complicity of the code only inheriting and serves to create an abstraction between the layers.
How does API work?
API serves as an interface between web app in browser and application. Using the API calls the user sent a request by the application to the web server, in responding to the request the webserver gets the information and sends back to the API. API is known as the middle man between the application and the webserver.
Types of API:
Open or Public API:
Open API is free and used by any developer, it has low authentication and authorization measures.
Partner API:
In this, the API is shared between the people who are connected to the business by restricting the accessibility in order to use the resources.
Internal or Private API:
APIs used inside a company to transfer data between teams, departments, or different systems.
Components of API:
- Writing a software interface to represent its specification.
- The specification described technically for the exchanging the data between solutions which is done form of specification request for processing and data delivery protocols.
Details of API and its implementation process:
In order to integrate the information or functionality for one software to the other, an API is called by specifying how the data or functionality request must be provided. A manual document for API integration is available for the developers which include all the information necessary to work with the API and its services. Function calls are composed of phrases of verbs and nouns which are used in the API implementation process.
Purpose of API:
- API is used to speed up and simplify software development.
- API is used to request/communicate and get information from another software or online web server.
- Using an open API enables a third- party to easily access the data without any restrictions.
- In real-time API know the exact client changes to the server and retrieves the information or data.
Contact detail for API integration:
As discussed the API act as the interface to communicate with different software and data, so lots of steps have to be followed, even a small change or miss in step leads to data missing or system error so contact the expert AXN for its integration and implementation process. We take care of all the documentation related to API and its licenses procedures as well.