{"id":65374,"date":"2024-08-09T15:51:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sinchbogdanimport.local\/glossary\/sdk-vs-api\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:51:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:51:33","slug":"sdk-vs-api","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/sinch.com\/in\/glossary\/sdk-vs-api\/","title":{"rendered":"SDK vs API"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sdk-vs-api-\">SDK vs API<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re weighing SDKs up against APIs to see which works better for you, it\u2019s not really that straightforward. It\u2019s not a case of choosing one over the other, but rather, how you\u2019ll work with a combination of both.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An SDK is a set of software building tools that help Developers build applications. Usually it includes code libraries, code samples, tools to test and analyze a product (or app). 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