Application Programming Interface (API)

wikipedia:API is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software.

• Kubernetes API: Kubernetes API Server
• Apigee (GCP)
• Artifactory API

• Gravitee.io
• Kong

• WebSockets API
• RESTful API

• Postman
• API Metrics: RPM, Latency, Error rate, availability, Time To First Hello World: TTFHW
• Security: HTTP Message Signatures
• Security compliance

Related terms

• Zapier company (2012)
• 3scale
• Twilio phone calls
• Square payments
• GraphQL (2015)
• WAF
• curl -F --form
• Slack API
• gcloud services list
• Gartner Magic Quadrant Full Life Cycle API Management
• Enabling CORS for a REST API resource
• cluster_enabled_log_types: api

Activities

• Read https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/WebsiteEndpoints.html#WebsiteRestEndpointDiff

See also

• RESTful
• Google APIs, gcloud api-gateway, Google APIs Explorer, Google Search Console API, Google Custom Search JSON API
• API, Redfish (specification), GRPC, RESTful, FastAPI, AWS API Gateway Service, OpenAPI, GraphQL, Protocol Buffers, Google APIs Explorer, Zapier, Postman, Full Life Cycle API Management, GSSAPI, Apilayer, Amazon API Gateway, Apigee, API as a Service (APIaaS), Crypto API, Gravitee.io, Kong, Gartner Magic Quadrant Full Life Cycle API Management