➡️ So many APIs have documentation that is hard to use, missing key sections, or is just out-of-date. Don’t let that be yours. Give your docs some ❤️ today! #APIs #WhatsYourStrategy?

What's the difference between Swagger and OpenAPI? Art A. (Freelance Copywriter) attempts to settle this once and for all on Nordic APIs— nordicapis.com/whats-the-diff…

400 client inquiries so far this year - that's a lot of conversations about API strategy, API security, and integration!

Authzed scores $3.9M seed to build permissions API service – TechCrunch b.mamund.com/2Qd7J21 it "works is by helping to define groups of users, and based on the membership of a given group, defining what data they can see and what functions they have permissions to access."

This new /authors page showcases all our past contributors and some interesting author data! Over the years, Nordic APIs has had 139 contributors and has published 826 blog posts. 😮 nordicapis.com/authors/

"API gateways are an integral part of microservices architecture in recent years," says the Uber Engineering blog. Madan Thangavelu shares a behind the scenes view of the Uber API Gateway architecture: eng.uber.com/architecture-a…

Amazon APIs give a lot more detailed location information on delivery employees than their app needs. Bandit Pingu / Pen Test Partners found that they could track the entire preceding route (not just last 10 stops) and at extreme precision. pentestpartners.com/security-blog/…

API monitoring: taking visibility to the next level b.mamund.com/339Pi0U "digital-first enterprises need an understanding of any problems outside of their own IT infrastructure in order to collate the proof of the issue before they can request action from a third party. "

Why do I need OpenAPI, Swagger or RAML? api-university.com/blog/why-do-i-…

I'm not sure how I feel about this idea, but it was fun to tinker with on a Friday morning. smizell.com/posts/2021/06/…

a small step for many others on YouTube, but still a milestone and something that makes me happy to see. if you're interested in anything #API and #DigitalTransformation, please consider subscribing! youtube.com/ErikWilde

Is it possible to talk about governance without actually saying governance for the first 17 minutes of a 20 minutes talk? Come to my Human Center API Governance session at apidays Global Interface next week to get the answer. eventbrite.com/e/interface-by…

Version or Evolve APIs? Why Not Both! go.api-university.com/37471f9f-7cd6-…

Developers will go through some extreme lengths to *not* become customers. Here are some unexpected challenges associated with running an API-as-a-Product: feat. Alan Glickenhouse + Ed Freyfogle via Nordic APIs nordicapis.com/8-unexpected-c…

Some core elements that make a helpful API changelog, by Tyler Charboneau: nordicapis.com/dont-forget-th…

🤔If you write JSON Schema, are you also writing tests? Assuming you've built the schema correct because "it works" is just the same with regular code.😬 😎JSON Schema is code too, and you should write tests for your schemas! Go write tests! 🚀

Back from vacation & picking up after 550 client inquiries so far in 2021. Inquiries 551 & 552 have been (1) on API security and (2) on team structure to deliver and manage APIs. *VERY* common inquiry topics and I would not be surprised to have 100 more on each topic by year end.

Calling all #API products: Nordic APIs is back with its 4th annual Best Public API competition! Submission info below

A simple walkthrough on using Spectral to lint your OpenAPI Specification: nordicapis.com/using-spectral…

Time to take API security more seriously, says Tom Gillis, VMware, on Forbes. He recommends: - Consider all APIs a threat - Keep an up-to-date inventory of APIs. - Look inside the API payloads to spot suspicious behavior. - Get serious about DevSecOps forbes.com/sites/forbeste…