All APIs are considered and included as part of regular internal and external communication channels, sharing road maps, change logs, blog posts, videos, and other relevant information that producers and consumers will find useful around their regular technical or business applications.
APIs Are Part of Regular Active Communication
Policies
Blogs
A blog helps provide a regular channel for publishing relevant stories and information for both producers and consumers of an API, providing a simple, informative, and recurring way to stay in enga...
Blog Feeds
A blog RSS or Atom feed provides a simple way to syndicate information and updates about APIs with producers and consumers, allowing it to be pushed out to where they are located and regularly cons...
Videos
Videos offer an engaging way to provide information and updates with producers nad consumers of APIs, demonstrating how an API can be used, providing webinars, workshops, and other useful videos ab...
Experiences
Alignment
Achieving alignment between teams producing APIs and their consumers is a persistent challenge in API operations. Effective collaboration between business and technical stakeholders requires ongoin...
Change
Managing and effectively communicating changes across one or more APIs is a leading cause of instability and friction in enterprise operations. While these changes often surface in applications use...
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...
Consistency
Achieving consistency in the design, delivery, and maintenance of HTTP APIs across an enterprise is a significant challenge—one that often complicates API operations. Small differences, such as var...
Discovery
The average enterprise maintains approximately 0.5 APIs per employee, making it a constant challenge to track the growing inventory of HTTP APIs being produced and consumed. Enterprises often addre...
Onboarding
Transitioning from API discovery to integration as a consumer requires a well-defined and streamlined API onboarding process. Onboarding begins with discovery and relies heavily on clear documentat...
Self-Service
Self-service is the experience of a consumer being able to discover, access, and integrate an API without having to talk to a human. Portals, sign-up flows, documentation, and keys let developers g...
