What’s an API? A Beginners Guide to the Application Programming Interface
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Hi, and welcome to the tech topic of the day: APIs!
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But what actually is an API?
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Well, I’m Andi Mann, V.P. of Strategic Solutions at CA Technologies. And I’m here to clarify this for you!
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Technically speaking, they are Application Programming Interfaces
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Allow me to explain…
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API’s basically allow your product or service to talk to another product or service…
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And they are used to give people access to your data/resources from outside the firewall.
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This means opening up your product’s data and functionality to other developers both internally and externally
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But how does that translate to everyday life?
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We actually deal with API’s all the
time!
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They are used to integrate websites and systems with other websites such as…
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They are used to integrate websites and systems with other websites such as…
Amazon
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They are used to integrate websites and systems with other websites such as…
Amazon
eBay
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They are used to integrate websites and systems with other websites such as…
Amazon
eBay Twitter
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They are used to integrate websites and systems with other websites such as…
Amazon
eBay Twitter
and Salesforce.com
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API’s can also benefit your company by increasing traffic and sales!
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I know what you’re thinking, “how can an API increase traffic AND sales?”
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Well, say you run an online retail site and you give free API access to your product portfolio
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Now other online retailers can include your portfolio of products on their websites
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BOOM! Traffic
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BOOM! Sales
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But now that you understand the basics on API’s, I invite you to dive a bit deeper…
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Check out my blogs on, “Securing the New API Economy” and “Why an API is Like a Loaded Gun” for more!