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<p>An <strong>API</strong> (Application Programming Interface) it's a interface implemented by a service that allows programmers to interact with other software</p> | <p>An <strong>API</strong> (Application Programming Interface) it's a interface implemented by a service that allows programmers to interact with other software</p> | ||
<p>When used in the context of web development, an API is typically a defined set of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request messages, along with a response message, usually in a Markup Language (like [[XML]]) or JSON, other formats that are also quite common are RSS and ATOM</p> | <p>When used in the context of web development, an API is typically a defined set of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request messages, along with a response message, usually in a Markup Language (like [[XML]]) or JSON, other formats that are also quite common are RSS and ATOM</p> | ||
<p>The use of API, allowed web services to share content and create an open sharing arquitecture. A common example it's the video embedding through [http://www.youtube.com YouTube] or [http://www.vimeo.com Vimeo]</p> | <p>The use of API's, allowed web services to share content and create an open sharing arquitecture. A common example it's the video embedding through [http://www.youtube.com YouTube] or [http://www.vimeo.com Vimeo]</p> | ||
<p>My choice of using the Twitter API, is due to two reasons: | <p>My choice of using the Twitter API, is due to two reasons: | ||
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