https://www.postman.com/state-of-api/

state-of-api-report-2020.pdf

API Not so Key but Interesting

Lingo : API 1st leader → With 6+ experience

API is :

Stilll used (nearly a third (30.6%) said that APIs played a role in their organization’s ability to respond to COVID-19)

Investment still going strong (half increasing investment, third stay the same)

Core of digital initiatives (84.5% state that APIs are playing a significant role)

Number one obstacle to consuming APIs

Lack of documentation (which also led other factors by a wide margin)

The four most important factors individuals consider before integration with an API are :

Reliability (71.6%)

Security (71.0%)

Performance (70.9%)

Documentation (70.3%).

Pain :

Well, individuals spend 17% of their time debugging APIs, compared to 10% in their ideal state.