APIs & Data
Authentication
What It Is
Proving who you are to a service
Analogy
Showing your ID at the door
Try It Out
Related Terms in APIs & Data
API (Application Programming Interface)
A waiter at a restaurant — you tell them what you want (request), they bring it from the kitchen (response)
API Key
A VIP pass that tells the bouncer who you are and what you're allowed to do
Request
Placing an order with the waiter
Response
The food the waiter brings back from the kitchen