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What is API and Top 5 APIs to use in 2021

What is an API?

  • API can also be said as Application Programming Interface, it is a connection between computer or with a cloud service. It allows applications or websites to send data from each other.
  • In simple language one can say, a call between to service which shares data to each other like we share when on call
  • Please do refer the image below πŸ‘‡ for the simplification

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This was the brief about the APIs. Now we'll talk about some APIs to use as beginners.

Top as well good APIs for beginners in 2021:

There are list of the APIs listed below, I hope it will help you 🀞

Random / Anonymous User

Random user generator is a FREE API for generating placeholder user information. Get profile photos, names, and more. It's like Lorem Ipsum, for people.

Tiny News API

It is a News Fetching totally free API (Application programming interface) which fetches data in JSON format and can be used for your next projects

Swapi - The Star Wars API

All the Star Wars data you've ever wanted: Planets, Spaceships, Vehicles, People, Films and Species.

NASA API

The objective of this API is to make NASA data, including imagery, eminently accessible to application developers

Googles API

This is an important API to use, as Google serves all the APIs of its services like Gmail, YouTube, Google Drive, and bunch of APIs.
Better try visiting their API page

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