Learn to write API

Hi, I am new to programming and working on an application where we have to pull pricing data with different vendors of their websites and load it to a SQL Server table. Well I am not sure where to start and how to proceed. Could you please help me get started.
Thanks in advance.
P.S: Please excuse me if I am posting in the wrong thread.
Ione

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