Why EDI and API are different sides of the same coin

Have you ever wondered if those "EDI vs. API" articles are legit and why they got it all wrong?!? EDI and API are different references to the same concept, e.g., they are essentially the same thing.

From Wikipedia:

Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the concept of businesses electronically communicating information

An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other

Our "Why we created our EDI API?" (https://support.edifabric.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027505811-Why-we-created-EDI-Developer-API) article offers a different perspective on the "EDI vs.API" narrative.