05 - Loading from API
An API serves as the interface between different applications. The requestor automatically gets access to data, with the benefit that the source doesn’t have to know how the other system exactly works.
An API serves as the interface between different applications. The requestor automatically gets access to data, with the benefit that the source doesn’t have to know how the other system exactly works. Unfortunately, few organizations maintain their data for (free) external use by means of an API. Good examples are the Twitter-API (streaming), NewsAPI and GuardianAPI (batch requests).
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