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Starter Grove / Quest 01
What is an API?
5 minutes. No setup or coding required.
01 / UNDERSTANDA way for apps to talk.
An API is a set of rules that lets one piece of software ask another for information or an action.
A weather app sends a request to a weather service. The service sends a response containing the forecast.
The app turns that data into something useful, such as a reminder to bring a jacket.
02 / TRY ITSend an example request.
This simulation uses safe example data and does not contact a third-party API.
GET/example/weather?place=starter-grove
Your example response will appear here.