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What is an API? (Application Programming Interface)

API is the acronym for Application Programming Interface, which is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. Each time you use an app like Facebook, send an instant message or check the weather on your phone, you’re using an API.

What Is an Example of an API?

When you use an application on your mobile phone, the application connects to the Internet and sends data to a server. The server then retrieves that data, interprets it, performs the necessary actions, and sends it back to your phone. The application then interprets that data and presents you with the information you wanted in a readable way. This is what an API is - all of this happens via API.

To explain this better, let us take a familiar example.

Imagine you’re sitting at a table in a restaurant with a menu of choices to order from. The kitchen is the part of the “system” that will prepare your order. What is missing is the critical link to communicate your order to the kitchen and deliver your food back to your table. That’s where the waiter or API comes in. The waiter is the messenger – or API – that takes your request or order and tells the kitchen – the system – what to do. Then the waiter delivers the response back to you; in this case, it is the food.

Read More: What is an API? (Application Programming Interface) | MuleSoft

Postman Tool

Today, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are all over the internet and it plays a significant role in our economy. As end-user, we use APIs every day without even realizing it. Right from booking a flight ticket to checking the weather report. From being able to log in to your Google or social media accounts from any website to be able to choose your favorite payment service in your eCommerce store. We are surrounded by APIs and it is only creating a better world.

Although APIs are making our lives easier, developers have their share of hurdles in terms of testing them before using them on real-time data. And that’s when the Postman tool was introduced. The Postman tool has taken the API world by storm since its inception and is used by over 7 million developers over the world every month! We will be talking more about the Postman tool, testing APIs with Postman, testing automation, and more in this article. So, stay tuned.

Read More: Postman Tool : Simplifying and Reshaping API Testing | Specbee

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