The system that provides data or services that the application needs, say YouTube, is like the electrical grid. The API, in this example the YouTube Player API, is like the standard electrical outlet ...

The browser is a provider that offers web browsing capabilities that the JavaScript program accesses via a programming interface, the browser’s API. For example, if you type F12 right now and ...

APIs enable communication between software applications and how they share data. They support many aspects of our mobile tech, allowing seamless functionality and integration. For example ...

If the user is not willing to make the investment of time, attention and support costs, then your API is not worth much.” But there are examples of extremely valuable APIs out there, he notes ...