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An application programming interface (API) key is a secret unique identifier used to authenticate and authorize a user, developer, or calling program to an API. [1] [2]Cloud computing providers such as Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services recommend that API keys only be used to authenticate projects, rather than human users.
The APIs provide functionality like analytics, machine learning as a service (the Prediction API) or access to user data (when permission to read the data is given). Another important example is an embedded Google map on a website, which can be achieved using the Static Maps API, [1] Places API [2] or Google Earth API. [3]
Google Cloud Storage is an online file storage web service for storing and accessing data on Google Cloud Platform infrastructure. [1] The service combines the performance and scalability of Google's cloud with advanced security and sharing capabilities. [ 2 ]
The Google Drive Android API allows Google Drive to be used as a storage structure, providing lookup and syncing of documents along with other file manipulation tools. [9] The Google Cast Android API adds casting functionality to allow Android applications to display content on TVs using Google Cast , additionally providing various helpers for ...
Google Cloud Platform is a part [7] of Google Cloud, which includes the Google Cloud Platform public cloud infrastructure, as well as Google Workspace (G Suite), enterprise versions of Android and ChromeOS, and application programming interfaces (APIs) for machine learning and enterprise mapping services.
An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. [1] A document or standard that describes how to build such a connection or interface is called an API specification.
Access API Amazon S3: Amazon.com: HTTP (REST/SOAP) Google Cloud Storage: Google: HTTP SWIFT (part of OpenStack) Rackspace, Hewlett-Packard, others HTTP Microsoft Azure: Microsoft: HTTP IBM Cloud Object Storage: IBM (formerly Cleversafe) [48] HTTP
A cloud storage gateway is a hybrid cloud storage device, implemented in hardware or software, which resides at the customer premises and translates cloud storage APIs such as SOAP or REST to block-based storage protocols such as iSCSI or Fibre Channel or file-based interfaces such as NFS or SMB. [1] [2]