What does api interface mean?

The meaning of api interface is introduced as follows:

An API (or application program interface) is an interface used to transfer data back and forth between software applications in a formal way.

There are many common API types, including life service, financial technology, application development and so on. Taking the API for aggregating data as an example, the life service class:

Short message API service-supporting three major operators, virtual operator short message sending, operator-level operation and maintenance guarantee, exclusive dedicated channel, 3 seconds, 99.99% arrival rate, supporting large capacity and high concurrency-ultra-low tariff.

Headlines-the latest headlines, all kinds of domestic, international, sports, entertainment, science and technology information, update cycle of 5-30 minutes.

Air quality-supports air quality query in most cities in China, and can query air quality and hourly granularity in real time, give air quality AQI index in real time, and give air quality grade and primary pollutants.

National parking lot real-time data query-accurately query the real-time data of 65438+ 10,000 parking lots in 60 cities across the country according to latitude and longitude, including parking.

Site location, parking spaces, remaining parking spaces, fees and other information.

Classification and identification of voice and image garbage-by submitting voice garbage names or uploading pictures of garbage items, automatically identify garbage names and retrieve relevant garbage classification information, mass garbage classification and millisecond response.