APIs are the modern communication nodes of the internet. They can be used to automate and link together any system that needs a digital touch to do something – be it a secure web interface for a hotel to keep guests informed about their checked in status, or a programmer to develop software to serve customers in a restaurant. APIs extend the capabilities of a website so that it can be used by other websites or applications, and they allow software to be more easily ported across different platforms. So the natural question is, “When should I start developing an API?”
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