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What is API?

API stands for Application Programming Interface. It is a set of rules and specifications that software programs can follow to communicate with each other. APIs allow developers to use functionalities of other applications without needing to know the underlying implementation details. They are commonly used to integrate different systems, access data, and build new applications.

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What other technologies are related to API?

API Competitor Technologies

SOAP

SOAP is a messaging protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of web services, but has been replaced by other technologies in many contexts. It serves a similar purpose to REST, making it a competitor.

mentioned alongside API in 4% (10.1k) of relevant job posts

EDI

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is a standard for exchanging business documents electronically. While not directly comparable to modern APIs, it serves a similar purpose of data exchange between systems, often replaced by other technologies, so it's a competitor.

mentioned alongside API in 8% (4.2k) of relevant job posts

ESB

ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) is a software architecture pattern used for designing and implementing communication between mutually interacting software applications in a service-oriented architecture (SOA). It serves a similar purpose to modern APIs, making it a competitor.

mentioned alongside API in 13% (1.4k) of relevant job posts

API Complementary Technologies

REST

REST is a widely used architectural style for building web services, providing a flexible and scalable way to expose and consume APIs, often used in conjunction with other technologies. So it is complementary.

mentioned alongside API in 4% (15.2k) of relevant job posts

Microservices

Microservices are a software development technique—a variant of the service-oriented architecture (SOA) structural style—that arranges an application as a collection of loosely coupled services. It can be used with many API Technologies, so complementary.

mentioned alongside API in 5% (10.6k) of relevant job posts

JSON

JSON is a lightweight data-interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write, and easy for machines to parse and generate. It's used to serialize and transmit structured data over a network connection. Used with many API technologies.

mentioned alongside API in 4% (11.8k) of relevant job posts