What is an API and Why we need it?

Опубликовано: 11 Февраль 2026
на канале: Testing&Tooling
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In this video, you will learn What an API is and Why we need it.
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00:15 What you will learn & takeaway from this video - What is an API?
00:50 Acronym API explained
01:06 What is an Application?
01:53 Application types - Desktop based and Web-based Application
02:38 Application categorization based on the intend
04:59 Interface as a term in life
05:32 Common everyday example of Interface
06:43 What is an Interface in computing?
07:21 Application consumption or usage & Software Interface
07:52 Graphical User Interface[GUI] & Command Line Interface[CLI]
10:30 Programmable: Ability consume in a Program
13:06 API relatable example - electric plug socket
14:35 Why we need an API?
18:52 API as an umbrella term - ReST API, RPC & SOAP



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