All APIs should be high quality and reliable, providing adequate levels of monitoring of its availability and performance, with the proper provenance and communication with producer and consumers regarding quality of the APIs, as well as with any future release of API resources.
APIs Are Always High Quality and Reliable
Policies
Status
Making an API status page, monitoring reports, or other real-time updates regarding the uptime and availability of an API, providing current, but also the historical status of API, helping maintain...
Performance
Publishing details regarding the performance of APIs, complimenting status and uptime information, but drilling into more detail regarding speed, latency, and other performance related metrics that...
Experiences
Automation
Automating business operations is a primary driver for adopting and governing APIs, enabling organizations to achieve the scale, speed, and quality needed to remain competitive in global markets. A...
Communication
Consistent communication about the production and consumption of APIs is critical for effective enterprise governance. APIs are inherently difficult to visualize, making it essential to invest in m...
Quality
The quality of HTTP APIs powering an enterprise tends to decline as the number of ungoverned APIs grows across internal, partner, and public landscapes. Low-quality APIs lead to poor downstream exp...
Reliability
If an API isn’t reliable, consumers will eventually look for alternatives. Reliability starts with the platform and infrastructure where the API is deployed, but it also depends heavily on the pace...
