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Mastering Apex Programming - Second Edition
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Broadly speaking, there are four categories of APIs that we are likely to encounter:
Let’s discuss each of these different APIs and some use cases for them to help us understand how and when we might encounter each of them.
Public APIs, sometimes called open APIs, are APIs that are available for any developer to use (although they may include a subscription based on the number of calls). Some good examples of public APIs are the UK Bank Holidays API, which provides a list of all public holidays in the UK, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) API in the US, which allows real-time estimates of arrivals at stations. Both APIs have public endpoints and are available for any developer to work with.
There are many benefits to providing a public API for your application, especially if you wish for developers to extend or integrate with your application to increase its...
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