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  • API

  • API

    API stands for "Application Programming Interface". APIs are standardized programming interfaces with which, for example, software can interact with (external) systems. With the API, information can be exchanged in a standardized way between the software and an application with which communication is to take place.

    Many services provide such interfaces so that developers can easily integrate the services into their own applications.

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  • Plugins

  • Plugins

    Plugins are additional programs that can be integrated into web applications or programs to extend their functions. By installing a plugin, an additional function can be added to a software program that it did not have before. The advantage: the entire program does not have to be rewritten, but the plugin is simply added via a programming interface - via so-called APIs.

    Examples of plugins are tracking tools such as Google Analytics or Plausible Analytics to track and analyze user behavior on the website. These are connected to the website via an interface and do not change the actual code of the website.