How APIs are transforming businesses in India to get future smart
APIs, which enable software systems to communicate with one another, have become very big business.
- Jun 13, 2019,
- Updated Jun 15, 2019 8:58 AM IST
If humans share information all the time, so do software systems - through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). How does TwitterTrips integrate an individual's Instagram and Twitter photos and show them on a map? By communicating with other APIs, even if they are owned by different entities, be it Twitter, Google Maps or Instagram.
In the immediate aftermath of demonetisation in November 2016, how did Quikr operate CashNoCash, an application that directed users to the nearest ATM where cash was available and even told them how long they would have to wait in the queue? It did so with an API which used crowdsourced data. The online classifieds platform's recently launched "Pick Up Drop Off" service also uses its already existing logistics APIs as the base.
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If humans share information all the time, so do software systems - through Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). How does TwitterTrips integrate an individual's Instagram and Twitter photos and show them on a map? By communicating with other APIs, even if they are owned by different entities, be it Twitter, Google Maps or Instagram.
In the immediate aftermath of demonetisation in November 2016, how did Quikr operate CashNoCash, an application that directed users to the nearest ATM where cash was available and even told them how long they would have to wait in the queue? It did so with an API which used crowdsourced data. The online classifieds platform's recently launched "Pick Up Drop Off" service also uses its already existing logistics APIs as the base.
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