API vs SDK - What's the Difference?

APIs and SDKs are related, but distinctly different. In this video, learn the difference between the two and why you need to know about them.
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[@elenaperez6327]

You explain things really well, thank you!

[@funkykong9001]

Thanks! Great explanation

[@pantazaflorin5592]

I finally understood what is the matter with the API and SDK, it couldn't be better and more concise than that.....TY and Best Regards !!!!!

[@saurabhjain507]

Loved the simplicity of explanation. I am going post this video link on my personal website so people who have trouble understanding the difference between the two can simply watch the video. Will keep you posted. Great stuff man

[@BeABetterDev]

Thanks a lot Saurabh! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@CloudPower]

Excellent! Simple to understand.

[@ayaanlandyn6790]

instablaster.

[@kumaravelrajan]

Thanks for the great video!

[@flescobarp]

Awesome content!! Thanks!

[@eladayal]

Amazing, well executed, simple explanation.. thank you!

[@BeABetterDev]

Thanks so much Elad!

[@ekroz2890]

Excelent video, thank you

[@dominikjanoshasko4529]

I honestly I am so grateful for your videos.
I have studied at 2 universities and you are a better teacher than most of my professors.
Keep up the good job and thank you for your work!

[@BeABetterDev]

You're very welcome Dominik and glad I could help!

[@praneeth0820]

Great content bro, as always u rock !!!

[@BeABetterDev]

Thank you so much!

[@gulsimsek7988]

Thank you!

[@gurqinfo]

Crystal clear explanation.

[@BeABetterDev]

Thanks Gary, glad you enjoyed!

[@EarthlyAllure]

Thank you so much, it just mind blowing explanation 😍

[@BeABetterDev]

Glad I could help!

[@fongfong2131]

Great info, Thanks much!

[@BeABetterDev]

You're very welcome!

[@fadidev3383]

Short Terms:
SDK = Code to Code to consume functionalities.
API = No Code access required. Consume directly by network calls.

[@farzadb]

I liked the part comparing REST with GraphQL. Good job!

[@michelledigdecarvalhoperei144]

amazing info

[@kristoferpersson6751]

Seems like sdk is something like an API to the API, or at least has those qualities. Would that be a fair notion?

[@MagnusAnand]

Nice explanation

[@BeABetterDev]

Thanks Guz! Glad you enjoyed.

[@andriys5772]

Thank you!
I think we can compare SQL for relational databases and ORM for them (Sequelize for JS or Django ORM for Python) with API and SDK accordingly, right?

[@Rbalaj1]

that's a good parallelism

[@BeABetterDev]

Hi Andriy, I think this is a good analogy!

[@helpeachotherall]

Very good

[@rangabharath4253]

awesome

[@takshpatel8109]

thank you for the whole informative video.
just 1 clarification ,
API are like some tech dependent like HTTP or win os,
so if some has to use that they also need to learn few things about that tech on which it is developed.
and SDKs are written programming language like js/java/python so it is better for developers to just directly use those functions which will do whatever is necessary.
but till now everybody wrote apis, and now for better developer exp they need something different , so
most of the sdks are like wrappers of existing apis.
am i correct?

[@vimalneha]

excellent! Certainly you are a better dev :-)

[@BeABetterDev]

Glad it helped!

[@Reese-mc5zb]

Nice

[@NinjaAnkit]

Please make a video on opensearch .....i getting bill even i have deleted all the services related to opensearch

[@emirhan1356]

i really know i will understand these really well in someday but today it's so confusing

[@MagnusAnand]

Don’t worry. 97% you’ll use rest API. Slowly but surely learn that

[@rainron2664]

Does it mean the Api can be a component of a sdk? 😊

[@BeABetterDev]

An SDK usually contains methods to interact with APIs. :)

[@Yodime78]

42nd like \o/