In this Nordic APIs LiveCast, we bring in core community members to address the business side of APIs. If we regard APIs as products, how can we generate a return on income? We cover strategies for monetizing APIs and improving the product experience for developers. Bill Doerrfeld MCs, and features Kumar Kandaswamy of RapidAPI and Daniel Giordano of Smartbear.
Bill Doerrfeld, Editor in Chief, Nordic APIs
How Does An API Provide an ROI?
Talk Description APIs can enrich internal operations for an organization, be leveraged as high-value partner assets, reinvented as monetized architecture, and act as self-service products in their own right. In this brief talk, I will introduce Nordic APIs content and research on the theme of monetization. From Private, to Partner, to Public provisioning types, we'll discover unique ways to generate a return from an API investment.
Kumar Kandaswamy, Head of Developer Relations, RapidAPI
The Ultimate API Pricing Guide
Thinking about monetizing your API, but not sure how to start? Have a paid API, but want to make sure you're using best practices? In this talk, Kumar Kandaswamy, VP of Ecosystem Development - RapidAPI, will dive into everything you need to know about pricing your API. The talk will include common practices for API pricing models, why it's so important to have a free API pricing tier, how the industry is pricing APIs, and three examples of API pricing strategies.
Daniel Giordano, Product Marketing, Ready API, Smartbear
How to Create APIs that your Users Love, Without Driving your Development Team Crazy
Daniel Giordano, Product Marketing at SmartBear Softwear, will talk about how using a design first approach when building APIs can save precious development and testing time. Using a design first approach, API providers can also ensure that they satisfy their users the first time around and build deeper connections with their users to raving fans. She’ll explain how to cater to your audience and talk about some different tools that appeal to different types of API consumers and evaluators.
