Magento APIs# Magento API
## About Magento APIs
Magento's API framework lets developers communicate with a vast array of web services to build efficient system integrations. Configure flexible work-flows, triggers, and scalable processes for various enterprise applications, in a fully secure environment.
Magento's framework supports both SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and REST (Representational State Transfer) protocols. Discover new ways to automate business productivity. Use low-code application stacks to cultivate productive e-commerce solutions with unrivaled adaptability.
## Security is a Hallmark Characteristic of Magento APIs
Before API calls are made into the framework, users are required to authenticate logins with necessary permissions. Every account has a dictated set of resources, and with every log in, the framework checks if the API call has proper authorization.
## Adobe's Magento provides three types of validation.
- OAuth 1.0a is used for third-party requests
- Mobile submissions require Tokens
- Defined login credentials authenticate administrators and customers
The API's foundation is based on the CRUD (Create, read, update, and delete) functionality of persistent storage. As an example: bandwidth for mobile devices is conserved by API response filtering.
## Magento APIs Integration
A fundamental highlight of Magento's interface is its ability to request multiple services in a single API call. Merchants using Magento's e-commerce solution benefit by accessing the inventory catalog. The same catalog can be used in a multisite environment, with each store having a separate catalog view.
## Magento examples:
- A single API call to the catalog creates specialized views of the product
- Depending on the call's payload, separate objects are displayed, such as stock items or media gallery views.
- Magento's API blueprint creates complete or partial inventory views
Over time Magento has vastly improved its API framework. The current architecture has made these technologies more efficient.
Magento 2 has created a streamlined file structure, making API calls faster and more efficient. There is now an API admin panel in Magento. This panel subroutine handles all the varied communications into the framework.
## Best Magento APIs
1. [Magento](https://rapidapi.com/adr/api/magento1)
2. [Magento 2 Product Image Zoom](https://rapidapi.com/HenryRoger/api/magento-2-product-image-zoom)
3. [Magento 2 File Upload Extension](https://rapidapi.com/HenryRoger/api/magento-2-file-upload-extension)
4. [Magento 2 Gallery Extension](https://rapidapi.com/HenryRoger/api/magento-2-gallery-extension)
5. [Magneto 2 Currency Language Switcher](https://rapidapi.com/HenryRoger/api/magento-2-currency-language-switcher)
6. [Magento Custom Checkout Fields Extension by FME](https://rapidapi.com/fmeextensions/api/magento-custom-checkout-fields-extension-by-fme)
## Magento API SDKs
All Magento APIs are supported and made available in [multiple developer programming languages and SDKs](https://docs.rapidapi.com/v2.0/docs/getting-started-with-rapidapi-sdks) including:
1. Node.js
2. PHP
3. Python
4. Ruby
5. Objective-C
6. Java (Android)
7. C# (.NET)
8. cURL
Just select your preference from any API endpoints page.
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Magento 2 product image zoom is a tool that allows customers to add a zoom magnifier to product images on mouseover. They can also see images in a separate lightbox i.e. full window preview. This zoom extension offers several magnifier types to select from and see product images from different angles. You also have the option to restrict this functionality to specific products or customer groups.
Product attachments extension for Magento 2 by FME allows Magento 2 merchants/admins to attach multiple file types to product & CMS pages. The files can be tutorial, user guides, use cases, privacy policy etc. which users can download. They can upload PDF, PPT, Docs and other file types.
Magento 2 file download extension allows you to upload files of multiple types such as PPP, PDF, Docs, images, videos etc. to Magento 2 product pages. Attaching files to product pages will make them more engaging & informative. Magento 2 product attachments also lets you create a separate 'file download' page to list all the uploaded files for customers to download.
Magento 2 image gallery extension by FME allows you to display photo galleries on product and category pages. You can attach unlimited photos to products and display them in attractive photo galleries which will open in lightbox.
Magento 2 currency and language switcher automatically changes the store's language and currency based upon the user's location. The extension detects every visitor's Geo location with the help of its MaxMind IP database and redirects them to a store view with their local language and currency.