Before implementing an API, it's important to carefully consider what's entailed in a successful API strategy. Disseminating up-to-date, accurate, and easy-to-grasp documentationClear, easy-to-access, and easy-to-grasp documentation is a prerequisite for API success. Equally important, they create sandbox environments that allow users to vet and test the quality of API documentation prior to purchase. Tracking successFar too many companies measure the success of their API strategy using vanity metrics—number of developers or number of API calls. According to research by Apigee, successful companies differ from lower performers in that they clearly define and measure a combination of business success metrics.

Source: Forbes April 30, 2019 18:33 UTC