What is an API? The menu your server serves

Lesson 5 of the journey of a tap: the list of requests a server will accept, why your app uses other people's too, and what an API key really is.

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Sam Ortega · Build Editor

You now understand

An API is the menu of requests a server accepts

You now understand

Your app uses its own API and other companies' APIs

You now understand

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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