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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If you imagine a computer system like a giant house. There may be info or things you want from inside that house but you aren’t allowed to just go in and take it.
An API is basically a butler. You can walk up to the front door and ask the butler to do something specific for you, there is a list of things he will do and you have that list. The butler will do all the work in the house to find and get the stuff you need and come back to the door to give it to you.
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