The "FDAPI" is, like its name indicates, an API that contains frame data from different games so that developers can fetch all the information and build tools for players interested in competitive knowledge about their game.

What is an API?

An API is a contract between two pieces of software that allows them to comunicate with each other. Imagine that you're in a restaurant ordering food, and after taking your order, the server brings said food to you, without you having to know the specifics of how each plate was prepared. Similarly, any software can order information from an API, and if the conditions required are met, the API will serve the information needed, without needing to explain the details on how the information was collected or sent.

Why collect frame data into an API if there are many wikis with that information already?

Because that while certainly, there are many apps and websites containing the frame data for many differet games, it is also true that the information is usually scattered in many different sites that are focused on each game. The idea behind FDAPI is collecting everything into a compendium of frame data that can ease the extraction of said data for developers looking into developing their own frame data application.

Is FDAPI free to use?

Yes, FDAPI is completely free to use. In the future, we will require for you to register without any cost in order to keep using the API, but the current beta doesn't require any type of registration in order to be used.