A Brief History of APIs

Jul 17, 2025

The history of modern technology is a story about APIs. But the same tools that built our connected world have also created complexity and fragmentation.

Before we can offload major workloads to AI and autonomous agents, we need to fix the shaky foundation they might be built on. This video explains the evolution of APIs, the challenges of API fragmentation, and why managing the full API lifecycle is critical for the future of tech and artificial intelligence.

At Kong, we're building the tools to solve this problem so developers can build what's next.

Learn more: https://konghq.com/company/why-kong

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