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  1. What exactly is the meaning of an API? - Stack Overflow

    an API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of defined functions and methods for interfacing with the underlying operating system or another program or service running on the …

  2. rest - What does "consume an API" mean? - Stack Overflow

    Feb 4, 2021 · 10 Consuming an API here means creating a client which can send requests to the API that you build. It appears that you need to create and API which can handle Create, …

  3. Is there still a difference between a library and an API?

    Whenever I ask people about the difference between an API and a library, I get different opinions. Some give this kind of definition, saying that an API is a spec and a library is an implementatio...

  4. What is the difference between an API and routes/endpoints?

    I know the definition of an API. But what is the difference between an API and routes (endpoints)? It seems to me, when somebody says "build an API" or according to the YouTube tutorials that …

  5. http - REST API error code 500 handling - Stack Overflow

    REST API error code 500 handling Asked 10 years, 11 months ago Modified 9 months ago Viewed 311k times

  6. 403 Forbidden vs 401 Unauthorized HTTP responses - Stack …

    Jul 21, 2010 · In 2014 RFC 7231 (Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content) changed the meaning of 403: 6.5.3. 403 Forbidden The 403 (Forbidden) status code …

  7. android - What does API level mean? - Stack Overflow

    Jan 30, 2012 · I am wondering what exactly API level means. I couldn't seem to find an answer by searching on Google. Could anyone please explain what the term API level means?

  8. api gateway - What is Upstream and Downstream services in a ...

    Oct 30, 2019 · I see it is a metaphor of water flow: the origin of a river is upstream, the outlet is downstream. But in practice it is gibberish. Nowadays services exchange data through …

  9. What is a callback URL in relation to an API? - Stack Overflow

    Jan 20, 2022 · It's a mechanism to invoke an API in an asynchrounous way. The sequence is the following your app invokes the url, passing as parameter the callback url the api respond with …

  10. 400 BAD request HTTP error code meaning? - Stack Overflow

    Oct 30, 2013 · A 400 means that the request was malformed. In other words, the data stream sent by the client to the server didn't follow the rules. In the case of a REST API with a JSON …