Understanding Webflow's APIs

Webflow is powerful on its own, but most real-world websites don’t operate alone. Whether you’re a visual developer collaborating with engineers or a developer building custom workflows, understanding how APIs work will help you make smarter extensibility decisions. In this lesson, we'll break down how Webflow APIs work, what happens during an API request and response, and when you should use a custom API integration versus Webflow Apps or automation tools like Zapier and Make.