A Cloud Application Programming Interface (Cloud API) is a type of API that enables the development of applications and services used for the provisioning of cloud hardware, software, and platforms. A cloud API serves as a gateway or interface that provides direct and indirect cloud infrastructure and software services to users. A cloud API is the core component behind any public cloud solution and is generally based primarily on the REST and SOAP frameworks, as well as cross-platform and vendor specific APIs.
A cloud API interacts with a cloud infrastructure to allocate computing, storage, and network resources for requested cloud applications or services. Cloud APIs vary according to the provided service or solution, as follows:
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