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Discussion on: What is really an API? Examples, Code + History

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Nathan Hedglin

APIs are NOT REST APIs.

Programming Languages have APIs, libraries have APIs, Operating System have APIs. Arduino has an API.

Application Programming Interface means there is a connection point (interface) between someone else's software (application) that you can access from code (programming).

An API is just the connection point between someone's else's code and yours

Great post but I'd rename it to "What is a REST API?"

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Samuel Kufre Willie

You are correct Nathan!!