🌐 What is a unified API?

Discover the power of unified APIs and their potential to accelerate your integration roadmap

Hey friends!

In today’s issue, we’re diving into the world of ✨ unified APIs ✨, a topic I find incredibly exciting for the sheer potential they have to boost integration coverage at warp speed.

What is an API?

But first, let’s clarify some definitions. What exactly is an API? API stands for application programming interface, and it’s a way for different computer programs to communicate with each other.

APIs are like messengers, relaying your requests to software and returning them with responses.

What is a unified API?

A unified API is a powerful type of API that allows a single computer program to simultaneously connect with multiple computer programs. It unlocks several APIs through one cohesive API.

Why should you care?

The average business uses 130 tools. For B2B software companies, connecting to these tools is critical, but integrating individual APIs can be a slow, resource-heavy process. Unified APIs offer a solution by simplifying access to a wide array of APIs in a category.

For those keen on exploring or in need of specific categories, unifiedapis.io has an extensive directory with a lot of options.

And that’s a wrap! Do you currently use any unified APIs? Are there any particular categories you're eager to connect with? I’d love to hear about it!

Lola