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When you request/submit some stuff from/to them, they will return relevant information in a specific format (eg. json,xml,etc.) With the help of an API, it would be easier integrating their services into applications/programs/scripts. You can check this.
 
think of as extended support for programmers so that they can do few stuff's easily instead finding out how to do it!
 
You know when you have a webpage and that lets you do stuff. Like a form to fill out information, upload a file, search for a youtube video, search on Google, find the nearest hospipal to a location on Google maps. Well all these pages that first load up can contain adverts, other suggested information, links to other things as well as all the javascript, css and images to make the page look nice.
When you do something automated theirs no need for all this stuff. A computer or server doesn't care what a page looks like and it's not going to click on an advert. Instead some websites have an API which is like a webpage with only just the basic information that's needed and usually returned in an easy to read computer language.

This make it faster and more reliable to do automated things as you don't have loads of unnecessary stuff getting in the way.

Generally to use an API you need to have some basic level of coding knowledge.
 
nothing a php calls to upload via script to filehost.

mean u don't have to visit website just run script on ur server and upload of files automatically starts :)

best example :- zoom uploader ;)
 
Desi_Boy said:
nothing a php calls to upload via script to filehost.

mean u don't have to visit website just run script on ur server and upload of files automatically starts :)

best example :- zoom uploader ;)
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I'm afraid it's not just a php call. You can use any type of coding language and it doesn't have to be on a server. You can use an API Upload on any device. For example loads of mobile apps upload photos and videos to sites like Facebook, Google+ via their api.
 
Since most api is xml and sometimes php get or things like that..

So long as the app or web app has a way of reading the format outputted it will do what it needs to with the information shown..

Thats api in basic form
 
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