What is exactly API and why we call it like that? I am learning web development, and always come across APIs. I would love to learn it through an analogy.
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An API is like a menu at a restaurant. It says what you can order and the available customizations.
More directly, it’s how the website you write can talk to code written by someone else. It tells you the available functionality and what you need to pass in to get what you want.
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