applications by providing the capability to search for videos, retrieve standard feeds, and see related content. Web APIs are used for exchanging information with a website either by receiving or by sending data. When a web API fetches data from a website, the application makes a carefully constructed HTTP request to the server the site is stored on. The server then sends data back in a format your application expects (if you requested data) or incorporates your changes to the website (if you sent data). See also OpenAPI Specification Application enablement Open system (computing) Mashup (web application hybrid) Webhook Web API External links Open API Initiative (OAI) website Eclipse OpenAPI (OAS) Editor and Studio OpenAPI Editor and Test Studio Usage Wiki References Application programming interfaces