Navigating the World of API Protocols

What Is an API (Application Programming Interface)?

An application programming interface (API) is defined as a software mediator that allows applications to communicate with one another. Enterprises leverage APIs to give internal and external developers secure access to the functionality and data of their applications. This article covers the meaning, working, types, protocols, and examples of APIs.

List of popular API Protocols

Simple object access protocol (SOAP)

Representational state transfer (REST)

Google remote procedure call (gRPC)

tRPC

JavaScript object notation–remote procedure call (JSON-RPC)

Graph query language (GraphQL)