# What a Web API Is

A web API is a server that answers requests sent to its addresses, and every request and answer has the same parts: a URL with a path and query string, a method, a status code and, usually, JSON.

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- Category: JavaScript
- Level: Apprentice
- Tags: HTTP Method, JavaScript, JSON, Query String, rest-api, Status Code, URL, Web API, web-development
- Updated: November 1, 2026

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