An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of features and rules allowing interaction between the software providing the API and other software components. In Web development, API commonly means a set of standard {{glossary("method","methods")}}, {{Glossary("property","properties")}}, events, and {{Glossary("URL","URLs")}} for interacting with Web content.
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<p>An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of features and rules allowing interaction between the software providing the API and other software components. In Web development, API commonly means a set of standard {{glossary("method","methods")}}, {{Glossary("property","properties")}}, events, and {{Glossary("URL","URLs")}} for interacting with Web content.</p> <h2 id="Learn_more">Learn more</h2> <h3 id="General_knowledge">General knowledge</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface">API on Wikipedia</a></li> </ul> <h3 id="Technical_reference">Technical reference</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API">Web API reference</a></li> </ul>