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Ah, thanks. I really don't know anything about Web APIs. I'd heard the terms "Web API" and "REST", etc. before, but didn't realize it was just a site that you

Ah, thanks. I really don't know anything about Web APIs. I'd heard the terms "Web API" and "REST", etc. before, but didn't realize it was just a site that you sent special HTTP requests to. Thought there might be something more involved than that? Like Websockets or something. Mostly that sounds like an RPC to me, which I suppose is technically an API, but I'm used to hearing the more specific term.

askldfhjkasfhd 10y ago
Your mental model is pretty accurate for a rough sketch. Those terms are all used in a similar manner depending on who you talk to. Personally, I go with the most general usage of API: an interface to interact with programmatically.