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This lecture covers the concept of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and their types, including public and private APIs. Public APIs allow external access to data from a company's services, while private APIs are used internally by developers within a company. Examples include flight searches on kayak.com for public APIs and Facebook's internal databases for private APIs.

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CHEAT+SHEET+ +Understanding+APIs+ +Application+Programming+Interfaces

This lecture covers the concept of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and their types, including public and private APIs. Public APIs allow external access to data from a company's services, while private APIs are used internally by developers within a company. Examples include flight searches on kayak.com for public APIs and Facebook's internal databases for private APIs.

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Understanding APIs - Application

Programming Interfaces
LECTURE
SUMMARY

Taught by:
Covered in this lecture:

What APIs are and types of APIs

API: Application Programming Interface

API is the messenger that takes requests and tells the

system what you want to do, then it returns what you

requested back to you

Public APIs are provided by companies to allow products

or services to get data from their services

>> Example: Searching flights on kayak.com

- they contact various companies' databases and display

their data in the results

Private APIs are available only to developers inside a

company to get information from different internal systems

>> Example: Facebook

- there are probably databases holding all the user

information, where developers can get the data they need

See you next lecture!

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