What Is an API?

interface GeolocationResponse {
  ip: string;
  city: string;
  country: string;
  asn: number;
}

// Consuming an API via modern fetch API
async function fetchIpIntelligence(ip: string): Promise<GeolocationResponse> {
  const endpoint = `https://api.curious-techie.com/v1/network/${encodeURIComponent(ip)}`;
  
  const response = await fetch(endpoint, {
    method: 'GET',
    headers: {
      'Accept': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': 'Bearer sec_live_948201a9f...'
    }
  });

  if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`API request failed with status: ${response.status}`);
  }

  const data: GeolocationResponse = await response.json();
  return data;
}