Twitter recently announced they will no longer support free access to the Twitter API. Everyone seems up in arms about it and I can’t figure out what an API even is. What would doing something like this actually affect?
I’ve tried looking up what an API is, but I can’t really wrap my head around it.
Edit: I’ve had so many responses to read through and there’s been a ton of helpful explanations! Much appreciated everyone 🙂 thanks for keeping this doofus in the know
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The API is a way for other computers and apps to “talk” to Twitter servers (see newly posted tweets, post their own tweets, and do other automations) without having to use the official Twitter website or official app. It’s like a ‘back door’ for computer programmers.
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