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API: o que \u00e9 e para que serve?<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-10-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”3%” left_padding_desktop=”5%” constrain_group_2=”yes” right_padding_desktop=”5%” left_padding_tablet=”0%” constrain_group_4=”yes” right_padding_tablet=”0%” left_padding_phone=”0%” constrain_group_6=”yes” right_padding_phone=”0%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” class=”linhaTempoLeitura”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”horizontal” column_element_alignment=”center” column_element_spacing=”50px” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text]27 de Outubro 2023[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Tempo de leitura: 5min[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”25px”][vc_column_text]\n
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A sigla significa Application Programming Interfaces (Interface de Programa\u00e7\u00e3o de Aplica\u00e7\u00f5es, em portugu\u00eas), e ainda que \u00e0 priori lhe soe estranha, podemos come\u00e7ar por dizer-lhe que \u00e9 uma esp\u00e9cie de her\u00f3i (na vers\u00e3o feminina) dos tempos modernos. Apesar de passar despercebida, \u00e9 uma presen\u00e7a ass\u00eddua no nosso dia a dia, e est\u00e1 relacionada com o conceito de conectividade que \u201cassaltou\u201d o mundo em que vivemos.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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A SIBS, dona do Multibanco e criadora do MB Way, define-a como \u201cum conjunto de rotinas e padr\u00f5es estabelecidos por um software para a utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das suas funcionalidades por aplica\u00e7\u00f5es que n\u00e3o pretendem envolver-se em detalhes da sua implementa\u00e7\u00e3o, mas apenas usar os seus servi\u00e7os\u201d, mas nada como recorrermos a exemplos pr\u00e1ticos para perceber efetivamente do que se trata.<\/p>\n

As aplica\u00e7\u00f5es mais populares do mundo usam API\u00b4s<\/h4>\n

Sabia que empresas como a Uber, o Airbnb e a Open Table constru\u00edram as suas aplica\u00e7\u00f5es tendo por base o Google Maps? Mas n\u00e3o s\u00e3o as \u00fanicas. J\u00e1 em 2015, o estudo da Fabernovel intitulado \u201cGAFAnomics\u201d<\/a> mostrou que mais de metade dos unic\u00f3rnios \u2013 empresas avaliadas em mais de mil milh\u00f5es de d\u00f3lares \u2013 utilizaram as infraestruturas dos GAFA (acr\u00f3nimo para os nomes Google, Apple, Facebook e Amazon) para facilitar o seu lan\u00e7amento e crescimento, o que vai precisamente ao encontro da defini\u00e7\u00e3o de API avan\u00e7ada pela SIBS. Agora que j\u00e1 conhece o her\u00f3i desconhecido que tem o superpoder de conect\u00e1-lo com o mundo, e porque se calhar at\u00e9 est\u00e1 com a barriga a dar horas, pense que est\u00e1 num restaurante, com a ementa diante dos seus olhos, e que a cozinha \u00e9 parte do sistema que dar\u00e1 vas\u00e3o ao seu pedido. O que \u00e9 que falta? O link crucial para comunicar esse mesmo pedido \u00e0 cozinha e trazer o prato \u00e0 sua mesa. \u00c9 aqui que entra o empregado (API), que n\u00e3o \u00e9 mais do que o mensageiro que recolhe o seu pedido, informa o sistema (neste caso, a cozinha) do que tem a fazer, e, de seguida, lhe devolve a resposta (o mesmo \u00e9 dizer, leva at\u00e9 si a refei\u00e7\u00e3o solicitada).<\/p>\n

Comprar voos online? Agrade\u00e7a \u00e0s API<\/h4>\n

Estamos em agosto e, por esta altura, estar\u00e1 certamente em contagem decrescente para as t\u00e3o merecidas f\u00e9rias. Provavelmente, j\u00e1 comprou uma passagem a\u00e9rea para um qualquer destino que planeia conhecer ou, mesmo que n\u00e3o o tenha feito, estar\u00e1 pelo menos familiarizado com o processo de pesquisa de voos online, onde pode escolher um destino e a data de partida, uma cidade e dia de regresso, a classe em que pretende viajar, e uma s\u00e9rie de outras vari\u00e1veis. Ao faz\u00ea-lo, est\u00e1 a interagir com o site da companhia a\u00e9rea para aceder \u00e0 base de dados respetiva, com o intuito de verificar se existem lugares dispon\u00edveis para as datas indicadas e avaliar o eventual custo, com base no conjunto de vari\u00e1veis avan\u00e7adas.<\/p>\n

Mas, e se em vez de aceder diretamente ao site de uma qualquer companhia a\u00e9rea, optar por pesquisar voos num agregador global como o Google Flights, a Momondo ou o Skyscanner, que incluem diferentes sistemas de pesquisa nos seus resultados? Neste caso espec\u00edfico, o que acontece \u00e9 que o dito agregador interage com a API (interface) das v\u00e1rias companhias, no sentido de obter informa\u00e7\u00e3o por parte dos seus sistemas e, assim que obt\u00e9m a resposta, a entrega a si. Aqui e \u00e0 semelhan\u00e7a do que aconteceu l\u00e1 atr\u00e1s, no restaurante, a API n\u00e3o \u00e9 mais do que o mensageiro que recebe solicita\u00e7\u00f5es e informa o sistema do que voc\u00ea pretende saber\/fazer e, de seguida, lhe devolve a resposta. Em \u00faltima an\u00e1lise, \u00e9 ela que torna poss\u00edvel pesquisar voos nestes agregadores.
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O PHC GO tamb\u00e9m tem uma API<\/h4>\n

Tem uma loja online onde recebe encomendas e gostaria de automatizar a fatura\u00e7\u00e3o, atualizar stocks e a informa\u00e7\u00e3o dos produtos (pre\u00e7o, caracter\u00edsticas) sempre que se justifica? O PHC GO tem integra\u00e7\u00f5es<\/a> com v\u00e1rias lojas online via plugin, mas e se n\u00e3o for o caso da sua (e tiver uma loja online numa plataforma diferente), saiba que pode na mesma ter as suas encomendas e fatura\u00e7\u00e3o integradas via API do PHC GO. Faz a gest\u00e3o dos v\u00e1rios armaz\u00e9ns e respetivos stocks da sua empresa num software pr\u00f3prio, precisa de emitir guias de transporte, mas esse mesmo software n\u00e3o responde a essa necessidade? Gra\u00e7as \u00e0 API do PHC GO pode passar a fazer a emiss\u00e3o das guias automaticamente sempre que despacha uma encomenda.<\/p>\n

Percebe agora como \u00e9 que diferentes dispositivos e aplica\u00e7\u00f5es se conectam para possibilitar coisas t\u00e3o simples que d\u00e1 como garantidas no seu dia a dia? 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