Plans are all about being explicit and transparent with all of the access for an API, breaking down the tiers, rate limits, features, and pricing that is available for API consumers, standardizing the business of APIs.
Plans
Rules
APIs.json Apis Properties Plans Info
This property provides a link to the dedicated plans page that applies to an API, providing information about access tiers, rate limits, and features available for an API as part of a wider API bus...
Strategies
APIs Have Clear Business Models
All APIs must have defined business models that articulate the value exchange between producer and consumer, including pricing tiers, plan features, rate limits, and metrics, ensuring that APIs are...
APIs Have Clear Service Level Commitments
All production APIs must have defined service level agreements (SLAs) that specify uptime, availability, latency, and throughput commitments for each plan tier, providing consumers with the confide...
Onboarding is Always as Easy as Possible
API operations is made easier by making common elements like documentation, authentication, SDKs easy to find and available as just a couple of simple steps that API consumers can follow when it co...
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...
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...
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...
Access
Gaining the necessary access to effectively use an API is often more challenging than it appears. Intentional and unintentional barriers can create friction in discovering and onboarding with an AP...
Simplicity
Simplicity is a hallmark of well-designed HTTP APIs, but achieving simplicity requires effort. The likelihood that a partner or third-party developer will abandon an API increases as cognitive load...
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...
Lifecycle
login Onboarding Beta
Onboarding is the path from stranger to successful integrator. Sign-up, access, keys, and that first call should be as frictionless as the business model allows. I obsess over onboarding because it...
payments Monetization Production
Monetization is where the business model meets the API. Plans, tiers, metering, and billing turn capabilities into sustainable operations, whether the currency is dollars or internal budget. I desi...
