ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF APIs ON WEB APPLICATIONS: CHALLENGES IN CONSUMPTION AND IMPERATIVES OF API SECURITY

This study investigated the effect of APIs on web applications, with a particular focus on their difficulties in consuming web APIs and the significance of API security.Citing several previous research endeavors, this research analyzes the different facets of quality of service, non-functional aspects, and risks associated with the use of web APIs in web applications.The report provides a great opportunity for software engineering research to help developers in the efficient and secure consumption of web APIs.The critical lesson from this research is the need to integrate data on API usability, development, integration, and software ecosystems to produce a large amount of information about APIs and their impacts on web applications, and the possibilities for improving developer support in consuming web APIs.