APIs Explained (in 4 Minutes)

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In this video, we explain how APIs work. APIs enable different applications to communicate with each other using requests and responses. They enable the seamless integration of different systems, functionalities, and services.
Non-technical companies can benefit from APIs in the same way as technical companies. Web APIs deliver client requests and return responses via either JSON or XML over the internet.

Chapters
0:13 - What is an API?
1:52 - Non-technical analogy for APIs
2:45 - How do APIs work? (Web APIs)
3:08 - HTTP request and response structure
3:42 - Types of APIs

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