API is a very broad term, and encompasses all the standards that let developers interact with the system. APIs are sets of rules that soft...
API is a very broad term, and encompasses all the standards that let developers interact with the system. APIs are sets of rules that software programmes follow in order to ‘converse’ with each other. For example, when you search for restaurants on Google Maps, the API of Google Maps lets other apps and websites interact with the Google Maps app, and highlight restaurants on map. An API is very much like the TV remote - you interact with the TV if you know the functions of the buttons on the remote. Similarly, developers get the system to do what you want, as they know the functions of the APIs and use the right ones to create software.











