An application programming interface accessible from the web. Used to create scripts to execute actions launched manually or in the context of an automated process.

The Web API of the projectdoc Toolbox is a collection of REST services.

There are a couple of these services within the projectdoc Toolbox itself, but the majority of services required to write useful scripts or bookmarklets is provides by the Web API Extension. The Web API Extension is a free add-on for the projectdoc Toolbox available on the Atlassian Marketplace.

List of related Terms

Bookmarklet: A bookmark containing JavaScript commands instead of a URL. It allows to execute actions with one click, usually related to the page currently shown in the browser.
Representational state transfer: A software architectural style to create services on the Web, based on a collection of constraints.

Resources

Web API Extension: Add-on to extend projectdoc with an API to access on the web.
Bookmarklets Extension: Add-on to extend the Toolkit with Bookmarklets. Allows to execute tools via the browser.