In Laravel, an API (Application Programming Interface) is a way for your application to expose or
consume data and functionality using structured, machine-readable formats—>
usually JSON—instead of returning HTML pages.
Think of it like this:
A normal Laravel web route gives you a whole "page" for humans to see.
An API route gives you just the data, so other apps, mobile clients, or JavaScript frontends can use it.
Laravel API = a stateless JSON-based interface your Laravel app provides for other programs to talk to it.
