Activity › Forums › Salesforce® Discussions › What is API in Salesforce and why we use API ? Salesforce® Discussions What is API in Salesforce and why we use API ? Posted by Arun on February 17, 2020 at 1:57 PM What is API in Salesforce and why we use API ? Ratnesh replied 6 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies 2 Replies Pooja Member February 23, 2020 at 4:22 PM API is Nothing but it is a application programming interface and basically it is used to communicate between the server and the client side. [adinserter block='9'] Ratnesh Member February 24, 2020 at 5:22 AM The API/programming interface is Nothing yet it is an application programming interface and fundamentally it is utilized to impart between the server and the customer side. Log In to reply. Public All Members My Connections Only Me PublicAll MembersMy ConnectionsOnly Me Public All Members My Connections Only Me