API is kind-of a misnomer in this case. API implies each service has its own set of rules, the data is open, but the access is different. Everything should tal

API is kind-of a misnomer in this case. API implies each service has its own set of rules, the data is open, but the access is different. Everything should talk to one another, but a service's name or url should never have to appear in any code. That's the user's job to input.