API

• API is a messenger that lets two software systems talk to each other.
• An API is a set of rules that allows one software to request and receive data or actions from another software.

Method	Meaning	Plain English
GET	Read	“Give me data”
POST	Create	“Save this new data”
PUT	Update (replace)	“Change this completely”
PATCH	Update (partial)	“Change only this part”
DELETE	Remove	“Delete this”