What precisely is meant by the term "API testing"?

API testing, which is also known as Application Programming Interface testing, is a subset of software testing
that aims to determine whether or not the APIs that are developed live up to the standards that have been set for
an application in terms of its capacity for functionality, performance, dependability, and security. The goal of
API testing is to determine whether or not the APIs that are developed live up to the standards that have been set
for an application.

The term "Program Programming Interface," which is abbreviated as "API," refers to a set of procedures and
operations that enables two distinct components of a software program to interface with one another. The
abbreviation "API" comes from the phrase "Program Programming Interface." It is granted access to the features
and information that are saved inside an operating system, application, or other service. To put it another way,
an application programming interface, or API, is essentially a tool that programmers may use to connect with a
certain application or receive data from it. When testing an application programming interface (API), one tests
to verify whether the output that is coming from the first application or database is acceptable, has a suitable
structure, and can be utilized by another application. This is done so that the API may be used by more than one
application. Testing of the application programming interface is done in order to determine the value of the
return (response). The input parameter (request), the length of time it takes the API to retrieve the value, the
kind of authentication that is required, and whether or not the sensitive data is carried securely over the network
should all play a role in determining the behavior of the data.