What APIs Do and Don’t Do

It’s hard to be in the realm of technology and not hear about APIs these days. Whether it’s the launch of the ChatGPT API or news of a significant data breach at Twitter, APIs are having their time in the spotlight. Yet, despite their ubiquity, many still have questions about APIs' capabilities (and limitations). What are APIs for? What do they do? And what are they unable to do in the current era? What is an API? An API is an Application Programming Interface - a small piece of software designed for communication. An API serves as a messenger between an end user and a website or application...

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