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title: Data API
description: "API stands for “Application Programming Interface.” An API is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. In other words, **an API is the messenger that delivers your request to the provider that you're requesting it from…"
url: "https://anytimedeveloper.com/docs/data-api/"
updated: "2022-06-16"
category: API Management
---

# Data API

API stands for “Application Programming Interface.” An API is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. In other words, **an API is the messenger that delivers your request to the provider that you're requesting it from and then delivers the response back to you**. The Data API is **a REST interface that provides access to data and data management functions**. Data may be available in your database .