WebServices APIs
What are API's?
- API's are interfaces for computers, software and connected devices to interact with each other
What does API stand for?
- Application
- Programming
- Interface
Advantages of APIs
- Interact with different tool sets
- CRUD Records
- Create
- Read
- Update
- Delete
- Standard Platform Functionality such as role-based permissions
Programmatic Interfaces made available via the Web that allow you to interact with different tool sets made available to you by the publisher or by a particular end.
REST APIs allow you to interact with an instance remotely using REST requests. You can create, read, update, and delete records as well as access specialized APIs such as the Import Set and Attachment APIs.
REST APIs support standard platform functionality for working with data, such as role-based permissions.