This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. What are "APIs?" An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of protocol routines, and tools for building software. APIs allow ...

The language and message format that applications use to communicate with the operating system, other OS-related software (system software) and software-based platforms. This software-to-software ...

With Cadl, you can write a 500-line OpenAPI definition in 50 lines of code. It’s a logical way for architects and developers to construct and constrain APIs. There’s an advantage to Microsoft’s work ...

A programming interface (API) that is the most detailed, allowing the programmer to manipulate functions within a software module or within hardware at a very granular level. Contrast with high-level ...