api-endpoints

Vocabulary Word

Definition

API endpoints are URL paths in a web server that respond to a specific API request. Think of the entire API as a library and API endpoints as particularly useful books in that library. Endpoints help us retrieve, update, and delete data in an application's database.

Examples in Different Contexts

In cloud APIs, 'API endpoints' are the gateways through which cloud services are accessed and managed. A cloud specialist might explain, 'API endpoints enable developers to programmatically interact with our cloud infrastructure, from storage to computing resources.'

Practice Scenarios

Tech

Scenario:

The development team has flagged an issue while fetching data from the external service. The problem seems to be coming from our own system, not the external service.

Response:

Should we debug our API endpoints to identify the issue for data fetching from the external service?

Marketing

Scenario:

Our social media strategy involves scheduling posts to capture peak audience engagement times. However, manual posting is turning out to be inefficient and prone to errors.

Response:

Let's utilize the API endpoints of social media platforms to automate our posting and optimize our marketing strategy.