API and its Roles in the business

Nowadays businesses require speed and efficiency in all their internal and client tasks. Also, they want their customer base or clients to be expansive. They compete to provide the best services to their clients in an efficient manner. For all this, there is one solution - API.

What is an API:-

API is a mechanism that aids communication between two applications, components, or services. It is an interface used to access some functionalities without going into the technicalities. Earlier its use was limited to the organization’s internal purposes but now the industry has adopted it for various end users or third parties.

Examples to understand the APIs:-

Have you noticed the various sellers on Amazon and Flipkart? They sell their products on the website, they utilize the already implemented functionality provided by amazon. Amazon has provided some interface (API) to the sellers so that they can put their stuff on the website. Another example is Google maps that is used by various businesses like uber. It is also used by businesses for providing a map on their website etc.

Organizations can also use the API for tasks like posting blogs on their website, providing the interface to people or another organization to access or add some data to the system for business purposes.

Benefits of an API in ERP:-

1. No Hurdles:- If you provide the API for your customers and clients, they can easily interact with your system remotely. They can use your services without any hurdles. Also, your own complex work can be done with API.

2. Flexibility:- API can be used in accessing only a defined specification and it is automated, so no human errors in this job. Flexibility can be achieved in this manner.

3. More Audience and More Scope:- We can develop an API that provides a service to different platforms, portals, or applications. Hence more users can use our services.

4. Customization:- Your API users can use customized data or services as per their needs. You can provide them with the specific information or application that they want to use.

5. Security:- When you develop an API and let other people use it you only give them an interface and not the full technical control and database behind that. So it is more secure.

6. Know the users:- When you let end-users use your API you can track the record of how they are using it, which service they need improvement in, what is the most demanding feature or what are the issues they face So you can analyze their needs and work on them.

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