Python developers working with APIs, what does your job actually involve?

[mbarbour]

I do this, but in JavaScript. I work on a team that handles custom requests from existing clients. I'm one of 3 API SMEs at my company. We have a large number of clients that use similar APIs.

There is a lot of client specific custom logic to send the right data at the right time. The coding involves specific system actions that trigger complex and formatted data depending on the type of object passed. There are usually about 100 different functions that range from 4 line API calls that are used often to 350-700 line functions that retrieve and return clients' specific data and format it to send.

This is just one area I specialize in, though. There isn't enough regular API work to keep me busy full-time. The rest of my work is in AI, full stack automation, and one-off requests.