State of APIs 2023: Key Insights and Trends
summary
Survey captures responses from more than 40,000 people and finds 92% expect API investment to stay the same or grow in the next 12 months. Leaders rate quality over speed (78% name quality top); only 20% self‑identify as API‑first leaders yet 75% of that group report higher productivity and fewer deployment failures (about 1 in 20). 74% of API‑first orgs report revenue from APIs. 60% use generative AI (mostly for bug finding and docs). Tooling: GitHub 64%, GitHub Actions 50%, AWS API Gateway 50%, Postman leads API platforms.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:22Top Priorities for New Products and Services
- 5:55Improving Quality for Backend Developers
- 10:20Obstacles to Producing New APIs
- 11:43Security as a Medium Priority
- 13:33Generative AI Insights
- 14:29Tooling Overview
- 16:39Thank You
- 17:49Summary
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