API
API:
● Application Programming Interface.
● Api is a set of rules and definition that is used to exchange req & info
TYPES OF API:
1. Web api - API’s accessed using HTTP/HTTPS protocols in the web
1.1 EXAMPLE: REST, SOAP, GraphQL
2. Library API - It is a function or method inbuilt in software
2.1. EXAMPLE : Java Lib, Python Lib
3. Database API : using queries accessing database from the application
3.1. EXAMPLE : Jdbc , odbc
REST API: