Application Programming Interface

An Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other. Think of it as a menu in a restaurant: it lists the dishes you can order and describes how they can be prepared. Similarly, an API specifies how software programs can request and exchange information. This enables developers to integrate different services, such as connecting a weather app to a weather data provider, without needing to know the internal workings of each other. APIs make it easier to build applications by allowing them to share and use features from other software.