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okay i have been coding for like only 3 years but please please please

someone tell me the difference between an API and an SDK

bullets point comparisons only
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APIs don’t have any language restrictions but SDKs do. 

SDKs have additional boilerplate code as functions which might not be worth making an API call.

SDKs usually have much better type support compared to APIs

Most sdks use certain APIs under the hood to improve the devx

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yes! Using an sdk should be lesser complicated. Another benefit of an sdk I forgot to mention is sdk has details about the function inside the code editor as well, so it’s more seamless.

boilerplate code as in small utility functions, for example an address formatter or something.

gotta use another reply lol

Thank you!

So an SDK should be fewer and/or less complicated lines of code?

What would be an example of boilerplate code?
Perhaps dealing with pagination in a big response?