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API Endpoint

Category: Infrastructure

“A-P-I END-point”

One specific address in an API that does one specific job, like listing customers or creating an invoice.

Lesson #8: The Builder's Toolkit: Hooks, Plugins, APIs & SDKs →
Think of it like…

A single window at the DMV. The building is the API; the window handles one kind of request.

Everyday example

One web address returns your order history, and a different one cancels an order.

Construction example

A '/jobs' endpoint returns open jobs, while a '/jobs/close' endpoint marks one complete.

Business example

The billing endpoint creates invoices; the reporting endpoint only reads totals and can never change them.

Why this matters

Endpoints are where permissions live, so knowing them is how you control what an AI agent may touch.

One-sentence summary

An API endpoint is one addressable action or dataset inside a larger API.

Try it yourself

Name the three actions an AI assistant should be allowed to take in your main tool — those are your endpoints.

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