How API integration benefits your business

When did you last have trouble finding a document at work? What about a specific piece of data? As humans and machines generate more data every day, businesses are sitting on mountains of gold. Unfortunately, much of this data is siloed, exponentially reducing its value.

Companies want to provide real-time services like monitoring, reporting, and comparison to historical data. If there is limited or no communication between tools, this connectivity is impossible.

This is where APIs come in.

What is an API? What is API integration?

API stands for Application Programming Interface. APIs are connectors, translators, and enablers of high-speed connectivity and communication. They’re small packages of code that allow your internal applications (in effect, your data) to connect to external applications from other businesses or services. Don’t worry, they’re secure! APIs allow you to pass information between programs that otherwise wouldn’t be able to interact, opening a myriad of possibilities for what you can provide both employees and customers.

API integration is a connection between two system APIs. Before two systems talk to each other, programmers have to develop two APIs to communicate.

Types of APIs

APIs can be developed in a variety of ways. In-house or third-party developers and engineering teams may be involved.

• Internal You can have internal APIs, which are private and managed by in-house developers using company resources like internal databases.

• External You can also connect to public, external APIs, which provide you actionable information from another business.

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