Offering software development kits, or SDKs for an API, handling authentication, and working across all available API operations in a variety of relevant programming languages to the targeted consumers of an API.
SDKs
Rules
APIs.json Apis Properties Sdk Info
This property ensures that there is an SDK available for an API, making it easier for developers to integrate an API into their applications
Strategies
APIs Work Across Multiple Programming Languages
All APIs should have SDK and other client or server code available in multiple programming languages used by targeted API consumers for known business use cases, making it as simple as possible for...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lifecycle
design_services Design Design
Design is where the human experience of an API is won or lost. I work design-first, shaping the paths, schema, errors, and naming in the contract before development begins, so that consistency is b...
code_blocks SDKs Develop
SDKs and client libraries meet developers where they already are. I generate them from the same definition that drives everything else so they never drift from the contract. Good SDKs turn a workin...
