This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. What are "APIs?" An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of protocol routines, and tools for building software. APIs ...

An application programming interface (API) is software that acts as an intermediary between two programs. APIs make it easy for apps to exchange information, data, pictures, and more. APIs also ...

Description An application programming interface (API) is a software tool used in software programming that abstracts all the programming steps into a user interface that the developer uses to create ...

APIs are application programming interfaces. They are pieces of software that act as a bridge between one application and another application, piece of hardware or database of information, for ...

Developers use application programming interfaces to hide complexity, organize code, design reusable components, and connect different systems, applications, or services. The term API stands for ...