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FeliDrummond
FeliDrummond

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What is a API?

Yesterday I was studying APIs, and I learned that an API connects the backend—where the data is stored—to the client, which is making the request.

When a request reaches the API (for example, when you type the URL of a website you want to access), the API receives it and sends it to the backend. The backend then returns the requested information to the API, and the API sends that information back to the client.

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