An API is a structured way for one piece of software to ask another piece of software for data or to perform an action. It defines what can be requested and how the answer will be returned.
GET /companyResponse{ name, domain }You choose what you want from a menu, the waiter carries your request to the kitchen, the dish is prepared, and the waiter brings it back to you. You can focus on the result without needing to know the details of how the kitchen operates.
An API tells you what you can ask for, what information you need to provide, and what the response will look like.
APIs let websites, apps, databases, and AI systems use capabilities that are provided by other software.
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