Programmers spend more time coding APIs than debugging, testing, or documenting APIs. Building APIs manually is an arduous task that prevents professionals from focusing on other tasks. Luckily, you don’t have to waste time creating APIs by hand. Instead, you can rely on instant API generation that does most of the work for you. Of course, you want to make sure you choose the right types of API generation for your projects.

While APIs (application programming interfaces) have been around for a while, their importance has grown in recent years. Over this time, APIs have even become necessities in most business operations. Did you know that the global investment in APIs is estimated to be worth around $23.6 million annually? The numbers speak for themselves. APIs are quickly becoming a vital part of every business operation competing in the digital economy.

Many pharmaceutical companies have been around for decades and have to adapt to the ever-evolving, technologically driven world. However, even for pharma companies that have stayed up with technology trends, many still store their data and information in data silos and disparate systems.

API (Application Programming Interface) is the building block of software applications. More often than not, APIs are used to access data, facilitate interaction between multiple applications, enable communication between Microservices, etc. While a good deal of software testers perceive working with API as a frightening experience, in reality, APIs are the simplest and most non-complicated way of dealing with applications.

2022 is coming to a close, and what better way to end the year than a list for list’s sake? As we reflect on the year passing, here are the top five Kong moments of 2022 as decided by me (because all the people more important than me are already on vacation). Read on!

Node.js has seen meteoric growth in recent years, making it one of the most popular programming languages on the web. By combining Javascript on the front end with Node.js for backend development, JS developers can create powerful and scalable apps that offer benefits not found elsewhere.

APIs, or application programming interfaces, have become vital components for businesses looking to compete in the digital economy. What draws business operations toward API implementation is the fact that APIs afford businesses the opportunity to get more out of their valuable data. Considering that the worldwide API management market size is projected to reach over $13 billion by 2027, it’s clear that APIs have created a prominent place for themselves in the digital economy.

Modern smart technologies are at the heart of the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, and it holds the promise to completely change the supply chain and manufacturing sectors as we know them. Even if you’re not familiar with the term Industry 4.0 yet, you’re probably aware of the components that form the basis of this new methodology. The Internet of Things (IoT), embedded software, and microservice architecture are making all of this possible.

API abuse was once one of the most infrequent vectors for cyber security attacks. It has now moved up the list to be one of the most frequently used techniques. In a time when data is a company’s competitive edge, more and more organizations are embracing APIs to integrate various databases and applications effectively. With the amount of information shared between these APIs, securing the data and user access to that information has become increasingly important.

Kuma is configurable through policies. These enable users to configure their service mesh with retries, timeouts, observability, and more. Policies contain three main pieces of information: Kuma 2.0 introduces a new matching API that’s more understandable and powerful. In this article, we explain why we’re doing this, how to use the new policy matching API, and what’s coming next.

The Java programming language is a high-level, object-oriented language that enables developers to create robust, reusable code. Java is known for its portability and platform independence, which means that Java code can run on any system that supports the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Java was originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems in 1995. Since then, the language has undergone several changes and has become one of the most widely used programming languages in the world.

We’re excited to announce the general availability of Kong Insomnia 2022.7. This update brings several new capabilities into the fold with a focus on improving API quality and driving productivity. Read on to learn more about what’s new in Kong Insomnia.

Current data architecture is going through a revolution. Enterprises are starting to shift away from the monolithic data lake towards something less centralized: data mesh. It’s a relatively new concept, first coined in 2019, that addresses potential issues with data warehouses and data lakes that can cause businesses to be slow, unresponsive, or even suffer from data silos. What is a data mesh, and how could it benefit your business?

IBM recently announced the deprecation of its Cloud API Gateway, a service used to create and manage APIs by placing a gateway in front of existing IBM Cloud endpoints. With this move, IBM Cloud Functions and IBM Cloud Foundry are no longer able to use Cloud API Gateway service for rate limiting, splitting, and authentication.

If you’ve worked with load testing before, you know that there are a lot of things to consider. Whether or not you should combine load testing and mocks is one of those considerations. Getting to the answer requires knowledge of your infrastructure and your development procedures, which will all influence what questions you need to ask yourself.

Trying to determine what applications your organization needs? The application integration question can be a challenging exercise. According to a recent study, only 30% of companies succeed at digital transformation. Their lack of innovation proved one key point: companies must be agile and quick enough to implement new technologies if they wish to remain competitive.

When responding to our clients, we can utilize various status codes defined by the HTTP protocol. Others wish to fully utilize HTTP's library of codes to inform their clients of any issues; some APIs simply use the most fundamental codes and develop their own error-signaling systems on top of them. This tutorial explains the CRUD actions and the status codes you should employ for a clean API design.

There may be dozens of off-the-shelf and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions available, but organizations still need to write their own applications if they expect to compete. We live in an experience economy, meaning every IT effort and spend inside modern enterprises must focus on providing better digital experiences internally and externally. These unique digital experiences, delivered using application software, are the key to standing out from the crowd and unlocking top-line growth.

As we all know, APIs are absolutely everywhere. APIs power almost every aspect of a modern tech business and even non-tech businesses. You may have an internal API that is used by developers to power internal systems and external APIs which expose functionality more publicly. As with any functionality, APIs can also be used to drive revenue by selling them to users in need. Whether you’re selling a REST API, GraphQL API, or other API, learning how to sell your API has become a popular ask.

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is an XML-based open standard that allows organizations to set up single sign-on (SSO) across multiple websites and applications. SAML 2.0 is the latest standard, and was ratified in March 2005, replacing SAML 1.1. We’ll refer to SAML as meaning SAML 2.0 for the remainder of this document. SAML is mostly used as a web-based authentication mechanism as it relies on using the browser to broker the authentication flow.

Python is an extremely popular programming language for building RESTful APIs. Choosing the right framework to create your APIs with is a crucial factor in the initial build phases. In this post, we will explore 5 of the most popular REST API frameworks for building web APIs with Python. These frameworks all leverage Python but have varying levels of complexity and customization. First, let’s dig into some key factors in deciding which framework to begin building with.

We’re excited to announce the general availability of Kong Enterprise 3.1. In Kong Enterprise 3.1, we build on the foundation of our plugin ecosystem by introducing five new plugins and enhancing the functionality of existing ones. These include: We’ll explore the ins and outs of each of these plugins below. But first let’s talk about why plugins are such an important part of Kong’s solutions.

We’re excited to announce new features in Kong Konnect that are designed to increase security and streamline API management. Read on to learn more about what’s new in Kong Konnect.

As 2022 draws to a close, we sat down with our Chief Revenue Officer Devaka Randeniya to talk about how WSO2 performed over the year, key highlights, and what stakeholders can expect in 2023.

I’m pleased to share that WSO2 has been recognized by Gartner® in both the Magic Quadrant™ for Full Life Cycle API Management . We view this as validation of the efforts we’ve made to address real-world enterprise demands. We’re sincerely thankful to our many satisfied customers for sharing their feedback on how WSO2 has been instrumental in driving innovation and success.

As with many engineering problems, there are many ways to build RESTful APIs. Most of the time, when building RESTful APIs, engineers prefer to use frameworks. API frameworks provide an excellent platform for building APIs with most of the components necessary straight out of the box. In this post, we will explore the 10 most popular REST API frameworks for building web APIs. These frameworks span multiple languages and varying levels of complexity and customization.