An application programming interface (API) is the interface that a computer system, library, or application provides in order to allow requests for services to be made of it by other computer programs, and/or to allow data to be exchanged between them.
An isikhombi sokuhlela ukusebenza sohlelo lokusebenza (API) i-interface enikezwa uhlelo lwekhompiyutha, umtapo wezincwadi, noma uhlelo lokusebenza ukuvumela izicelo zamasevisi zenziwe ngalo ngezinye izinhlelo zekhompyutha, kanye / noma ukuvumela idatha ukuthi ishintshane phakathi kwabo.