The API Evangelist Library

Six volumes distilled from sixteen years of writing at API Evangelist, one for each area of the guidance. Each stands alone; together they argue that an API is never just a technical artifact but a contract, a product, and a political object at once. All six are available on Amazon in paperback and for Kindle.

The API Evangelist Library · Volume 1

The Technology of APIs

How We Design, Define, Build, Secure, and Operate the Connective Tissue of the Internet

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The API Evangelist Library · Volume 2

The Business of APIs

How Organizations Create, Capture, and Distribute Value Through Programmable Interfaces

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The API Evangelist Library · Volume 3

The Politics of APIs

Why Every API Is a Policy Decision, Whether Anyone Admits It or Not

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The API Evangelist Library · Volume 4

The History of APIs

Where the Modern Web API Came From, What Got Forgotten, and Why the Patterns Repeat

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The API Evangelist Library · Volume 5

The Governance of APIs

Directing APIs at Scale, and Why Governance Is a People Problem Wearing a Technical Mask

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The API Evangelist Library · Volume 6

The Evangelism of APIs

The Storytelling, Community, and Human Persuasion Work That Makes APIs Get Used

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