Public and private APIs: differences and challenges
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The February 2015 blogging battleIf it has an http:// in front of the address,
it is a public API—sorry
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Kin Lane
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If it has an http:// in front of the address, it is a public API—sorry
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The nomenclature of "public APIs" vs. "private APIs" are, in fact, a critical part of the conversation [...] It's about the target developerKin Lane
David Berlind ProgrammableWeb
The February 2015 blogging battle
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If it has an http:// in front of the address, it is a public API—sorry
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"If it has an http:// in front of the address, it is a public API—sorry.”, which is total bullshit
Kin Lane
Kin Lane
David Berlind ProgrammableWeb
The nomenclature of "public APIs" vs. "private APIs" are, in fact, a critical part of the conversation [...] It's about the target developer
The February 2015 blogging battle
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If it has an http:// in front of the address, it is a public API—sorry
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The nomenclature of "public APIs" vs. "private APIs" are, in fact, a critical part of the conversation” “It's About The Target Developer
I believe there are two axes which can be considered: internal vs external, open vs registration vs dark
Kin Lane
Kin Lane
David Berlind ProgrammableWeb
Mark O’Neill Axway
The nomenclature of "public APIs" vs. "private APIs" are, in fact, a critical part of the conversation [...] It's about the target developer
The February 2015 blogging battle
"If it has an http:// in front of the address, it is a public API—sorry.”, which is total bullshit
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If it has an http:// in front of the address, it is a public API—sorry
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The nomenclature of "public APIs" vs. "private APIs" are, in fact, a critical part of the conversation” “It's About The Target Developer
I believe there are two axes which can be considered: internal vs external, open vs registration vs dark
[...] the point of internal or private APIs is that they are building blocks that can be re-used. Eventually someone is going to want to reuse [an internal API] with an external entity
Kin Lane
Kin Lane
David Berlind ProgrammableWeb
Mark O’Neill Axway
Steven Willmott3Scale
The nomenclature of "public APIs" vs. "private APIs" are, in fact, a critical part of the conversation [...] It's about the target developer
The February 2015 blogging battle
"If it has an http:// in front of the address, it is a public API—sorry.”, which is total bullshit
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Part I - API categories
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public
private
external interna
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partner
consum
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developer
designer opera
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“the API provider (that is, the team that produces and maintains the API) has a very different set of concerns than API consumers (that is, internal and/or external developers, UI teams and partners [...]”
Daniel Jacobson (Netflix)
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Private APIs
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“There is a common misconception that an API is something that everyone can consume”
Travis Spencer (Nordic APIs)
“While public programs often get more attention, the vast majority of API traffic is actually generated through private programs.”
Mark Loewenstein (Mashery)
“Internal use may be the biggest API use case of all.” John Musser (ProgrammableWeb)
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Private APIs
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Public APIs
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Public APIs produce management overhead
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“You need a status page”Donn Felker
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“It’s hard to deny the coming change toward open data”
Jason Harmon (Paypal)
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Partner APIs
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PubReviews.comLuxuryHotels.com marketing & dev
teams
Easily locate the best pubs within a 2km radius of your hotel !
ORGANIsATIONALBOUNDARY
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Part 2 - Practical examples
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Partypedia Nantes
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Discover music events in Nantes
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Partypedia Nantes - Built with APISpark
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Partypedia Nantes: private or public API ?
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develops
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Let’s turn Nantes music event data into a public API !
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3rd-party developers
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Impacts of building the Partypedia public API
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Documentation
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Impacts of building the Partypedia public API
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Documentation Security
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Impacts of building the Partypedia public API
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Documentation Security Monitoring
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Let’s see what this would look like using APISpark
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The big picture
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musiceventdata
private mobile API
partner API
public API
Partypedia mobile app
Event organisers
Third party developers
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Wrapping up
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References● You need a status page, Donn Felker, http://bit.ly/1ObKR4D● I like to be able to verify a developer is real …, Kin Lane, http://bit.ly/1TOFop7● In the future there will be no public vs private APIs, Kin Lane, http://bit.ly/1Dt0vXQ● Long live the private API, David Berlind, http://bit.ly/1KCP9AG● How seperation of concerns can benefit your API…, Daniel Jacobson, http://bit.ly/1NCyWvX● When you are ready for a nuanced discussion…, Kin Lane, http://bit.ly/1NCzkuq● Categorizing APIs, Mark O’Neill, http://bit.ly/1m5mKxW● Public vs Private vs Internal APIs, Steven Willmott, http://bit.ly/1INDfDI● Private APIs vs Open APIs, API Academy, http://bit.ly/1INHXRY● Public vs Private: which API program…, Loewenstein, http://bit.ly/1Q8XFPf● Private Partner or Public…, Mark Boyd, http://bit.ly/1Nch0cn● The myth of the private API, George Reese, http://oreil.ly/1NzzJCg● How we built partypedia, J.Michaux & P.Reliquet, http://bit.ly/1XQuu81
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thanks
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