API-Application Programming Interface
Feb. 1, 2021, 5:28 p.m.
In Simple terms, API is a service which takes the request from the user put it in front of the server and gets response from the server and presents it to the user in the understandable format. It just act as a mediator to interact between two applications. Example: Uber using Google Maps API to pull out the location data.
In Simple terms, API is a service which takes the request from the user put it in front of the server and gets response from the server and presents it to the user in the understandable format. It just act as a mediator to interact between two applications. Example: Uber using Google Maps API to pull out the location data.
Detailed Example of an API :
Booking your Flight Tickets from MakeMyTrip or any other travel service website which gather information from different airline databases they all use that airline's API to get access to the data of the seats available,price and other relevant information.