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What is an API?
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Simple Analogy
The Restaurant
Imagine you're at a restaurant, and you're the
customer (Client). You have a menu in front of
you and you decide what you want to order.
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Next, you call over the waiter (API) and place


your order (request), and the waiter listens to
your request.
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The waiter heads to the kitchen (Database),


where the chefs (server and database)
prepare your meal based on the order
(request). The kitchen is equipped with
ingredients (data) and follows recipes (queries
and operations) to create the dish.
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Once the meal is ready, the waiter picks it up


and brings it back to your table (API
Response). The waiter ensures that the right
dish reaches the right customer.
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In our analogy
In the world of web development, you are like the
client application (e.g., a web browser or mobile
app). You know what data or service you need,
and you're ready to make a request.

The waiter represents the API (Application


Programming Interface). Just like the waiter
understands both you (the customer) and the
kitchen, the API understands the client
application's request and the server's processes.

The kitchen represents the server and database,


which process the client's request by performing
the necessary operations on the data.
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Once the server has processed the request, the


API sends back a response (API response) to the
client application, ensuring that the requested
data or service is delivered accurately.

In Summary:
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An API, or Application Programming Interface, is a


set of rules and protocols that allows different
software applications to communicate with each
other. It defines the methods and data formats that
applications can use to request and exchange
information.

Think of an API as a bridge that connects different


systems, enabling them to work together seamlessly.

Client Database
API
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Stay tuned as we
continue our
journey into the
world of APIs this
week!!!
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