Web API Development for the Absolute Beginner: A Step-by-step Approach to Learning the Fundamentals of Web API Development with .NET 7

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I. DominteWeb API Development for the Absolute Beginnerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9348-5_1

1. Introducing Web API

Irina Dominte¹  

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Iasi, Romania

 

This chapter introduces you to the world of APIs, including what kinds of APIs are out there, what their purposes are, and how you can categorize them. By the end of the chapter, you will have the correct vocabulary to use when dealing with different types of APIs.

What Is an API?

The term API is very widely used in the information technology (IT) industry, and sometimes its usage can be confusing. The term is an acronym for “application programmable interface.”

This is in fact the interface that gives ...