Nordic APIs Digest #16 / 2024
Hello world,
Ahead of Platform Summit 2024, I'm connecting with a handful of speakers for a sneak peek at their sessions. Check out the first interview with Antoine Carossio , co-founder and CTO of Escape . More to follow soon.
In this digest, Chris Wood explores new API standards evolving in the telco world. He also asks the age-old question: do we build, or do we buy our software? Learn what this means in the context of OpenAPI tooling.
Art Anthony reviews some past Nordic APIs sessions for helpful takeaways: learn why you should hack your own APIs and consider the best rate-limiting strategies while you do so.
Lastly, get the low-down on ten helpful tools for API contract testing. We also reviewed open-source tools that could aid API monetization efforts and rounded up some of the best API management solutions on the market in 2024.
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Blog Highlights
Why API Security Needs a Proactive Approach
by Bill Doerrfeld
Secret exposure, business logic gaps, and poor visibility are prevalent issues in the API security landscape. In this blog post, we interview Escape co-founder and CTO Antoine Carossio on current API risks and what to expect from his talk at the Platform Summit 2024. Have a read.
Understanding CAMARA, the API Standards for Telcos
by Chris Wood
The CAMARA Project is an exciting movement for the telco industry. It's setting many API standards for common functions, such as initiating a mobile call from a web page or application, SIM swaps, device location, number verification, and more. Learn more.
10 Tools for API Contract Testing
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Contract testing is a vital part of API development. Testing that the API does what it says on the tin is a huge first step toward ensuring you have dealt with major errors in development. Read article.
Why You Should Hack Your Own APIs
by Art Anthony
Why would you want to hack your own APIs? Here we pull takeaways from APIsec University 's Dan Barahona 's talk at Austin API Summit 2024 to help us see API security in a new light. Read article.
Best API Management Tools in 2024
by Kristopher Sandoval
There are various API management solutions on the market these days. This is not an exhaustive list, but it presents some of the top options out there right now. Check it out.
10 Open-Source Tools to Empower Your API Monetization Strategy
by j simpson
Considering how easy and efficient monetization can be with some of these tools, there's little reason not to try API monetization. Here are some open solutions to help these efforts.
3 Steps to Rate Limiting Success
by Art Anthony
How do we create great rate limiting that balances the tradeoffs of consumer experience and performance? Here, we cover key takeaways from Zuplo 's Nathan Totten 's Austin API Summit talk and look at some major rate-limiting blunders.
Should You Build or Buy OpenAPI Tooling?
by Chris Wood
The build vs. buy debate for OpenAPI tools is not a straightforward slam dunk for many API professionals. Here, we look at one case study to get a bit more context on the two options.
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