{"id":1023,"date":"2018-03-23T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/attwfmtraining.azurewebsites.net\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1023"},"modified":"2023-08-31T16:51:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T16:51:09","slug":"why-use-api-integration","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/workforce.actsoft.com\/training\/knowledge-base\/why-use-api-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Why use API Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/259257852\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Application Programming Interface, or API, is a software intermediary that allows two applications to talk to each other. 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