Common data retrieval framework

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• storing in a database a plurality of tasks, wherein the plurality of tasks comprise a first task and a second task, and wherein the first task is a different task than the second task;
• storing in the database a plurality of application programming interface (API) calls, wherein the plurality of API calls comprise a first API call that is associated with the first task and a second API call that is associated with the second task, wherein the first API call is a different API call than the second API call, wherein the first API call facilitates communication with a first software service, wherein the second API call facilitates communication with a second software service, and wherein the first software service is a different software service than the second software service;
• receiving a first client request associated with a first software program, wherein the first client request identifies the first task;
• responsive to receiving the first client request, retrieving from the database the first API call that is associated with the first task;
• responsive to receiving the first client request, transmitting a first communication to the first software service, wherein the first communication is made via the first API call that is retrieved;
• responsive to the first communication being made, receiving a first responsive communication from the first software service, wherein the first responsive communication that is received comprises first data, first instructions to perform a first operation, or any first combination thereof;
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• forwarding, to the first software program, the first data, the first instructions to perform the first operation, or the first combination thereof.

A method comprising:

• obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a first application programming interface (API) call that facilitates communication with a first software service;
• obtaining, by the processing system, a first task that can be requested for execution;
• storing, by the processing system, the first task and the first API call in a database, wherein the first task and the first API call are associated with one another in the database;
• obtaining, by the processing system, a second API call that facilitates communication with a second software service;
• obtaining, by the processing system, a second task that can be requested for execution;
• storing, by the processing system, the second task and the second API call in the database, wherein the second task and the second API call are associated with one another in the database;
• receiving, by the processing system, a first request associated with a first software application, wherein the first request is for execution of the first task;
• responsive to the receiving the first request, obtaining by the processing system, from the database, the first API call that is associated with the first task;
• responsive to the obtaining the first API call from the database, transmitting by the processing system, a first communication to the first software service via the first API call;
• receiving, by the processing system, a second request associated with a second software application, wherein the second request is for execution of the second task;
• responsive to the receiving the second request, obtaining by the processing system, from the database, the second API call that is associated with the second task;
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• responsive to the obtaining the second API call from the database, transmitting by the processing system, a second communication to the second software service via the second API call.