topic Re: Difference Between API and BAPI? in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/difference-between-api-and-bapi/m-p/11076502#M1901579 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Gopinath,</P><P></P><P>API is the abbreviation for "Application Programming Interface".</P><P></P><P>BAPI is the abbreviation for a special (SAP proprietary) kind of API that uses the RFC protocol as described here in the SAP Online help.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ewm93/helpdata/en/4d/64679f4ce518b5e10000000a42189e/content.htm?frameset=/en/4d/c88ee6ebfc5a9ee10000000a42189b/frameset.htm&amp;current_toc=/en/c2/0da27f769e4c7d99f119110f6a24f4/plain.htm&amp;node_id=3&amp;show_children=false" title="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ewm93/helpdata/en/4d/64679f4ce518b5e10000000a42189e/content.htm?frameset=/en/4d/c88ee6ebfc5a9ee10000000a42189b/frameset.htm&amp;current_toc=/en/c2/0da27f769e4c7d99f119110f6a24f4/plain.htm&amp;node_id=3&amp;show_children=false">General Introduction to BAPIs (CA-BFA) - BAPI - SAP Library</A></P><P></P><P>SAP API management is about managing API's in general and not only SAP proprietary API's such as BAPI's.</P><P></P><P>Hope this helps,</P><P></P><P>Best Regards,</P><P>Andre</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:40:20 GMT Andre_Fischer 2015-06-15T15:40:20Z Difference Between API and BAPI? https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/difference-between-api-and-bapi/m-p/11076501#M1901578 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Guru's,</P><P></P><P>Could you please help me to understand the difference between API and BAPI.</P><P></P><P>If any 3rd party application needs to connect with SAP, we can use BAPI as well but what is the use of API's.</P><P></P><P>Why we need API if the BAPI is available.</P><P></P><P>Please advice me on this.</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P>Gopinath Srikakulam</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 27 May 2015 06:47:40 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/difference-between-api-and-bapi/m-p/11076501#M1901578 Former Member 2015-05-27T06:47:40Z Re: Difference Between API and BAPI? https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/difference-between-api-and-bapi/m-p/11076502#M1901579 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Gopinath,</P><P></P><P>API is the abbreviation for "Application Programming Interface".</P><P></P><P>BAPI is the abbreviation for a special (SAP proprietary) kind of API that uses the RFC protocol as described here in the SAP Online help.</P><P></P><P><A href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ewm93/helpdata/en/4d/64679f4ce518b5e10000000a42189e/content.htm?frameset=/en/4d/c88ee6ebfc5a9ee10000000a42189b/frameset.htm&amp;current_toc=/en/c2/0da27f769e4c7d99f119110f6a24f4/plain.htm&amp;node_id=3&amp;show_children=false" title="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_ewm93/helpdata/en/4d/64679f4ce518b5e10000000a42189e/content.htm?frameset=/en/4d/c88ee6ebfc5a9ee10000000a42189b/frameset.htm&amp;current_toc=/en/c2/0da27f769e4c7d99f119110f6a24f4/plain.htm&amp;node_id=3&amp;show_children=false">General Introduction to BAPIs (CA-BFA) - BAPI - SAP Library</A></P><P></P><P>SAP API management is about managing API's in general and not only SAP proprietary API's such as BAPI's.</P><P></P><P>Hope this helps,</P><P></P><P>Best Regards,</P><P>Andre</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 15 Jun 2015 15:40:20 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/difference-between-api-and-bapi/m-p/11076502#M1901579 Andre_Fischer 2015-06-15T15:40:20Z