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Sandra Manyarkiy

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Why an API?

The simple answer is that using an API enabkes you to access publicly available data(which is a lot) in a simple and straight fowards manner. The long answer? Here we go:

An API is the abbreviation for an Application Programming Interface. It is enables two computers to speak with each other using special protocols. Adding an API to your project allows your computer to communicate with another computer asking for information or retrieving information from the other computer.

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