This article is published by AllBusiness.com, a partner of TIME. What are "APIs?" An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of protocol routines, and tools for building software. APIs allow ...

A software tool used in software programming that abstracts all the programming steps into a user interface for the developer. An application programming interface (API) is a software tool used in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about tech & finance. APIs (Application programming interfaces) have been around for decades. “They allow different ...

The language and message format that applications use to communicate with the operating system, other OS-related software (system software) and software-based platforms. This software-to-software ...

Security analysts warn of a sharp rise in API attacks over the past year, with most companies still following inadequate practices to tackle the problem. More specifically, Salt Security reports a ...