If you can sign in and pull data, you already have an API
curious_vii · x · 2026-10-06
The author argues that if a person can sign into a web app and extract data from it, the app effectively has an API — whether the vendor likes it or not. With browser automation plus natural language, an operator who knows which questions to ask can simply go get the answers, bypassing the absence of an official API.
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