#Theoretical Spring boot API Question

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ivory wadi
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So I just got postman and got introduced to API commands you can use to test and do stuff with the resources or server data using API. So I don't get where's the API in this? I use web http request to GET server resource. I am doing that so does that make ME the API and the client?

quaint sierraBOT
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So I just got postman and got introduced to API commands you can use to test and do stuff with the resources or server data using API. So I don't get where's the API in this? I use web http request to GET server resource. I am doing that so does that make

Your confusion is understandable. In Spring Boot, the API refers to the set of endpoints your application exposes over HTTP (like /users, /products), which clients (Postman, browsers, apps) interact with.

When you use Postman to send HTTP requests (GET, POST, etc.), you're directly calling these API endpoints defined in your Spring Boot app, usually via @RestController classes with @RequestMapping or similar annotations.

So, the API exists in your Spring Boot app as the HTTP endpoints you create, and Postman is just a tool that makes those HTTP calls easier to manage and test. The web requests you send carry data to or from these endpoints.

In short:

  • API = The HTTP interface your Spring Boot app provides
  • Postman = A client to test that API by sending HTTP requests
  • Using HTTP requests is exactly how APIs work in the web world.

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clever pollen
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The end-point you called with the GET request is part of their API.

Exposing HTTP endpoints is one form of API (and these days is usually the one they mean when they talk about 'having an API' in their product).

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Usually the HTTP endpoints follow a convention. A commonly mentioned one, but usually only very loosely adhered to, is a REST API.

ivory wadi
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So you're telling me the endpoints are the api

clever pollen
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Yes, in that context.

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API is a very broadly used term.

ivory wadi
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I got it

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Thanks spiderman

clever pollen
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Hmm... I'm not sure about the suit.