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What is an API?
How different services talk to each other
An API (Application Programming Interface) is how different software talks to each other. Think of it like a waiter in a restaurant - you tell the waiter what you want, they go to the kitchen, and bring back your food.
**Real examples:** - Your weather app uses an API to get forecast data - "Sign in with Google" uses Google's API - Posting to social media can be done via APIs
**What you can do with APIs:** - Send Slack messages from your scripts - Add events to your Google Calendar - Get data from almost any website - Post to social media automatically