Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...

Google and Microsoft's new WebMCP standard lets websites expose callable tools to AI agents through the browser — replacing costly scraping with structured function calls.

Your trading bot crashes at 3 AM because the forex feed went silent. Real-time currency data really shouldn't mean spe ...

You can access the Gemini API key for free and without having to set up cloud billing. Google has made the process straightforward. Currently, Google is offering Gemini Pro models for both text and ...

B2B marketers under pressure to prove ROI now have a new tool from LinkedIn – the Company Intelligence API. It is designed to connect campaign performance directly to sales pipeline and revenue ...

Application Programming Interfaces have been the connective tissue of modern IT environments for decades, but the way they're being used is undergoing a fundamental shift. Once primarily a ...

"There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things." Caching API calls is a common way to improve web app performance since caching reduces unnecessary and ...

Abstract: Web services are the de-facto standard for implementing web-based systems today, and comprise message-based interactions involving XML and JSON documents. These formats can be quite verbose, ...

JSON-LD extends JSON to include linking information. Here's how it could make JSON a top-tier player in hypermedia and the semantic web. JSON-LD looks to unite the promise of self-describing ...