{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Imperative Business Ventures Limited","provider_url":"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in","title":"A guide to APIs, MCPs, and MCP Gateways - Imperative Business Ventures Limited","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NYuU63Ebjy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/a-guide-to-apis-mcps-and-mcp-gateways\/\">A guide to APIs, MCPs, and MCP Gateways<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/a-guide-to-apis-mcps-and-mcp-gateways\/embed\/#?secret=NYuU63Ebjy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A guide to APIs, MCPs, and MCP Gateways&#8221; &#8212; Imperative Business Ventures Limited\" data-secret=\"NYuU63Ebjy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blog.ibvl.in\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"APIs and MCPs are often mentioned in the same breath as ways that systems can exchange information, but they are designed differently and have different purposes. This article hopes to explain the differences and how software developers and users should approach interaction with each. An API is mainly found in software applications, while an MCP [\u2026] The post A guide to APIs, MCPs, and MCP Gateways appeared first on AI News."}