API Platform

Definitions

1. A product or company whose primary value is exposing capabilities through APIs rather than only through an end-user interface. API platforms often compete on reliability, docs, pricing, and ease of integration.

   In plain English: A platform built mainly for other software to use through APIs.

   Example: "Twilio became the archetype of an API platform for communications."

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