he API economy is growing rapidly – expected to be a $2.2 trillion market by 2018, according to Ovum Research. APIs are playing a vital role in the development and operations of modern apps, with anything from ride-sharing to social networks depending on them to deliver their services.
With an API, any developer in the world can access supercomputers from IBM, machine learning models from Google and big data from the world’s largest social networks. We’re not the only ones who recognize the power of APIs. Last year, over $500 million was invested in API-driven companies.
Most importantly, you can now explore over 7,500 APIs. Find the closest asteroid to you with the NASA API. Pull the best running playlists with the Spotify Public API. You can even make your app talk like Yoda.
