What Is an API? | devrel tutorial video made with ngram

About the video

This devrel tutorial video was made with ngram to explain what an API is and how developers use one to connect software systems. It opens by defining an API as a standardized contract that lets one application request information or perform actions in another, then uses the analogy of ordering food in a restaurant, where you interact through a menu and a server rather than walking into the kitchen, to show how applications communicate without directly accessing each other's internals. It covers concrete actions an API enables, such as reading information, creating a new project or task in Workfront, uploading images into AEM, and updating or deleting records. The video notes that most Adobe applications offer REST APIs, with exceptions like the SOAP-based API for Workfront Proof, and closes by cautioning that not every API exposes everything the user interface can, so when a requirement seems unsupported it should be validated with support or engineering before being ruled out. HTML/CSS motion graphics pace five scenes, the contract, the restaurant analogy, what you can do, REST with exceptions, and what isn't exposed, into a clear, concise explainer for developers new to API concepts, particularly those working with Adobe's product suite.