SAN FRANCISCO, April 29 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab on Tuesday announced an application programming interface in a bid to woo businesses to more easily build AI products ...

Application programming interface (API) management can be defined as the process of publishing, documenting and overseeing application programming interfaces in a reliable and secure environment.

Developers use application programming interfaces to hide complexity, organize code, design reusable components, and connect different systems, applications, or services.

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.