Just as you type in a URL and get a response back on a web page, an API is a method where your systems can request and get a response back to synchronize data between them.
Njengoba uthayipha i-URL bese uthola impendulo ekhasini lewebhu, i-API iyindlela lapho amasistimu akho angacela futhi athole impendulo emuva ukuvumelanisa idatha phakathi kwabo.