APIs: Understanding the API Economy
APIs are an integral part of nearly everything you do online — on a computer or in an app. Here's what you need to know.
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[Human view](https://apicontext.com/api-knowledge-base/apis) · [Markdown view](https://apicontext.com/api-knowledge-base/apis.md) · [APIContext home](https://apicontext.com) # APIs: Understanding the API Economy Canonical URL: https://apicontext.com/api-knowledge-base/apis Source: static Description: APIs are an integral part of nearly everything you do online — on a computer or in an app\. Here's what you need to know\. ## Summary APIs are an integral part of nearly everything you do online — on a computer or in an app\. Here's what you need to know\. ## Page sections ### Ready To Start Monitoring? Want to learn more? Sign up now and start using the product immediately\. ## Key facts - Ready To Start Monitoring? - APIs have grown exponentially over the last 10 years, from a virtually known technology a decade ago, to the core base of pretty much everything we do online and in places you’ve probably not even realized\. - We’re going to cover some of the sectors using APIs and how they’re using them\. - When you’re finished, check out the details of what we do for a sector that might impact your life or business in more detail to see how we can help directly\. ## Primary entities - APIContext - Understanding the API Economy - API knowledge base - API monitoring ## Primary links - [Human knowledge base view](/api-knowledge-base/apis)