Providing the data in which an API contract was last modified, tracking the change that occurs with each API contract, understanding the velocity as well as stagnation of APIs.
Modified Date for APIs.json Contracts
Rules
APIs.json Modified Info
The modified property in an APIs.json collection indicates the most recent updates made to a group of APIs. While detailed change logs can provide more specifics, an accurate and up-to-date modifie...
Strategies
API Change is Managed Relative to Operational Change
I keep running into teams that manage change for each API like it exists in its own little universe, completely disconnected from the bigger operational picture. That never works. You need a shared...
Experiences
Alignment
I see product and engineering teams talking past each other constantly when it comes to APIs. Without alignment on the why behind each API, you end up with technically sound resources that nobody a...
Change
Change is the one constant across the API landscape, and I watch teams struggle with it every single day. If you aren't actively managing and communicating change across versions, deprecations, and...
Communication
I struggle with how little communication happens between the teams producing APIs and the people consuming them. Blogs, changelogs, roadmaps -- these are building blocks that most teams just skip, ...
Consistency
When I look across the API landscape, consistency is one of the biggest challenges I see. Every team does things differently, and the surface area of inconsistency just grows until governance becom...
Quality
I see the quality of APIs eroding across the landscape. Teams ship fast and never look back, but consumers feel every rough edge, every missing example, every inconsistent response. Quality is what...
Reliability
Reliability is where the rubber meets the road in the API landscape. If your APIs aren't up when consumers need them, and if new versions don't land smoothly, none of the other building blocks matter.