The Bridge API is like a secret back door into Bridge that gives you wizard-level capabilities to manipulate every detail the system contains about learners, their enrollments, courses, and everything else. You can do a lot with the Bridge admin interface, but you can do it ALL with Bridge API.
If you've never worked with an API before and/or don't have a lot of experience with coding, don't feel intimidated. The Bridge API is a tool to help you, not scare you off.
You will want to open the API Documentation to follow along.
To help you get started, below are a series of videos that start with the most simple task of just downloading Postman, the application that runs API requests to Bridge. Each video takes you step by step through the basics of the API and gets you on your way.
You won't learn how to do everything under the sun in the videos, but in the next 27 minutes and 48 seconds, you'll learn enough to be dangerous and start making some magic. You can use the principles you learn in just about any situation in which you find yourself needing the API. Go ahead, dive in.