API Wrapper

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. A library or module that wraps low-level API calls behind a more convenient interface, often handling auth, retries, pagination, and error translation for the caller. API wrappers reduce repetitive client code but can also hide important details if designed too opaquely.

    In plain English: A helper library that makes an API easier to call from code.

    Example: "The team published an internal API wrapper so every service did not need to reimplement signing, backoff, and version headers separately."

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