# Video SDK vs. API: What’s the Difference?

**URL:** https://community.wowza.com/t/video-sdk-vs-api-what-s-the-difference/95648
**Category:** Streaming Tips
**Created:** [November 22, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-sdk-vs-api-what-s-the-difference/95648 "2022-11-22T18:20:05Z")
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#### Post date: [November 22, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/video-sdk-vs-api-what-s-the-difference/95648/1 "2022-11-22T18:20:05Z")

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What’s the difference between an SDK and an API? It’s understandable if you get these two terms confused because they often appear together. If you’re building a video platform, an even better question is the difference between a _video_ SDK vs. API.

### Table of Contents

- [SDK vs. API: A Quick Metaphor](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-sdk-vs-api-whats-the-difference#metaphor)
- [Video API vs. SDK](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-sdk-vs-api-whats-the-difference#api-vs-sdk)
- [Advantages of a Video API](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-sdk-vs-api-whats-the-difference#api-advantages)
- [Advantages of a Video SDK](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-sdk-vs-api-whats-the-difference#sdk-advantages)
- [The Wowza Video API](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-sdk-vs-api-whats-the-difference#wowza-video)

  
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> **[Video SDK vs. API: What’s the Difference?  ](https://www.wowza.com/blog/video-sdk-vs-api-whats-the-difference)**
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> The difference between a video SDK vs. API is an SDK allows you to build on a video platform and an API enables you to interface with one.