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API (Application Programming Interface)
An API is a set of protocols allowing software components to communicate with each other.
Definition
An Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other. Modern APIs are typically RESTful (HTTP/JSON) or GraphQL. For GPU cloud and AI services, APIs are critical: (1) GPU provisioning APIs — create/manage instances, (2) AI inference APIs — send prompts, get responses, (3) Training APIs — submit training jobs, (4) Monitoring APIs — metrics and logs. Harch Corp provides comprehensive REST and GraphQL APIs for its GPU cloud platform, with SDKs in Python, JavaScript, and Go.
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