- Functionality exposure: The company exposes specific functionality, such as payment processing, authentication, or content generation, to be used by other developers. This can include complex business logic, algorithms, or machine learning models that can be leveraged by other applications.
- Standardized communication: The company defines a set of rules (API protocol) for how data and functionality should be requested, received, and processed. This ensures that different systems can communicate with each other seamlessly, regardless of the programming language or platform used. Common API protocols include REST (Representational State of Resource), SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), and GraphQL.
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