API key terms

When using the Integrations guide, you will see the following terms:

Read our Integrations page to understand how these terms correlate.

Term

Description

Term

Description

API

Stands for Application Programming Interface, provides communication between devices and/or computer programs.

HRIS

Stands for Human Resource Information System.

REST

Stands for Representational State Transfer, a standardised software architectural style, a specific type of API used industry-wide.

RESTful API

An application/service that allows RESTful APIs HTTP requests for data manipulation.

HTTP

Stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, enables communication between client and servers. HTTP works as a request-response protocol between a client and server.

Endpoint

An endpoint is a URL that enables the API to access resources on a server, often through a RESTful API interface.

API Endpoint

The URL for a server or a service. These APIs operate through responses and requests. You can make a request and the API endpoint provides a response.

 

 

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