An API is a menu of requests a server agrees to accept — order off it

Why your app talks to other companies' servers (OpenAI, Stripe), what an API key really is, and why the kitchen has to check every order. Tap…

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An API is the menu of requests a server accepts

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Your app uses its own API and other companies' APIs

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An API key identifies whose account pays, so it must stay secret

What this means for your app

Ask your AI tool: "List every endpoint my app exposes, what each one does, and what check stops the wrong person using it." Any endpoint with no answer to the last part is a problem, especially…

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