What exactly is an API?
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API is the acronym for Application Programming Interface.
In simple terms, API is an interface that lets your application talk to another application.
In simple terms, API is an interface that lets your application talk to another application.
API is a set of definitions and protocols that allow technology products and services to communicate.
This may not sound very clear. Let's break it down.
This may not sound very clear. Let's break it down.
Imagine you are building a finance app, and when a user signs up, you want to check if their email is valid.
How would you do that?
How would you do that?
There's pretty complicated logic that goes into validating an email address. ππ»
You'd check the format of string (does it have an @ sign?), you would ping the domain to make sure it runs an email server, and check a couple of blocklists to make sure it's not a backlisted address.
Building and maintaining an email validation service like this might be time-consuming.
Wouldnβt you instead spend time improving your business or product?
Wouldnβt you instead spend time improving your business or product?
This is where APIs can help.
You can rely on an API to validate your usersβ email IDs.
You can rely on an API to validate your usersβ email IDs.
The next step is to find such fully functional and secure APIs.
RapidAPI has more than 35,000 APIs you can choose from.
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RapidAPI has more than 35,000 APIs you can choose from.
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APIs are so powerful and help developers in four broader ways.
Let's discuss it down below. ππ»
Let's discuss it down below. ππ»
1οΈβ£ APIs increase the development speed
Developers spend less time implementing trivial features and more time focusing on their important business.
Developers spend less time implementing trivial features and more time focusing on their important business.
2οΈβ£ APIs reduce the overall software cost
Your development cost decreases when you need to implement and maintain less code (relying on APIs).
Your development cost decreases when you need to implement and maintain less code (relying on APIs).
3οΈβ£ APIs can increase the quality of the software
Using a good API can make your software better.
Each API component is developed by a business primarily focused on making it the best possible solution rather than one team that has to be good at many things.
Using a good API can make your software better.
Each API component is developed by a business primarily focused on making it the best possible solution rather than one team that has to be good at many things.
4οΈβ£ APIs yield new possibilities
Implementing new features in software or product is much easier using APIs.
You could integrate ML or AI models using a few lines of code that would have probably taken a bunch of time if you built that from scratch.
Implementing new features in software or product is much easier using APIs.
You could integrate ML or AI models using a few lines of code that would have probably taken a bunch of time if you built that from scratch.
With that being said, this is the end of this thread.
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