title: What is Java EE Endorsed API?
body: <p>See <a href="http://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax">here</a>.</p>
  
  <p>There are three different Java EE related API:s available in the Maven repository.</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Specification APIs (<em>Maven artifact: javaee-api</em>)</li>
  <li>Web Specification APIs (<em>javaee-web</em>)</li>
  <li>Endorsed APIs (<em>javaee-endorsed-api</em>)</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I know the specification API (the full blown suite of Java EE API:s) and the web API (a subset of the former, implemented by some application servers).</p>
  
  <p>But what is the "endorsed API" and do I need to care?</p>
  
  <p>Note: I did find <a href="http://download.java.net/jdk8/docs/technotes/guides/standards/index.html">this link</a> but it tells me nothing.</p>