Paul Cray
Solutions Architect
Paul is a Solutions Architect at APIContext, leveraging synthetics data to report on real-world impacts of outages and service interruptions.
Articles by Paul Cray
- Cloud
The Clouds Are Not Flat: Key Takeaways from the APIContext 2024 Cloud Service Provider API Quality Report
Cloud performance is vital to business, since it powers mission-critical services. Announcing our 2024 Cloud Service Provider API Quality Report.
April 25, 2024 - News
OpenAI Outage, ChatGPT Down: APImetrics Tells the Story
OpenAI's Chat Completion endpoint suffered a near-total outage for two hours, as tracked by APImetrics' scheduled test calls.
November 9, 2023 - Government
Weekly API Performance Report: Cisco, Dept of Energy
This week's API performance report highlights big movers including Cisco in the Enterprise Messaging category.
April 26, 2023 - Government
Weekly API Performance Report: Failure Modes
APImetrics' CASC score helps solve the mystery of API performance failures by measuring consistency, availability, and speed.
April 11, 2023 APImetrics Monthly API Performance Report: March
Every week APImetrics tracks the winners and losers in API performance across Fintech, Open Banking, Enterprise, and Social Networks.
April 5, 2023- Government
API Movers and Shakers, March Madness Edition: Your Weekly API Performance Report
This week's API performance report covers turbulence in the Open Banking and U.S. Government categories.
March 28, 2023 - Fintech
What's Up With the Decrease in Tink CASC Score?
Most Tink API endpoints show a sharp rise in latency starting in late November, with a further spike in early December.
December 8, 2022 - Opinion
The new RSS is... RSS
Whatever happened to RSS and syndication feeds? The short answer is social media, as platforms reshaped how we consume content.
November 17, 2022 - Opinion
p(50) Considered Useful
Why focus on p99 latency instead of p50? A look at why median response times can hide serious performance problems.
October 19, 2022 - Opinion
Will the Noosphere have an API? The 15th Artificial General Intelligence Conference suggests it will.
A recap of the 15th Artificial General Intelligence conference, held in person over four days after being organized since 2008.
September 6, 2022 API.expert Banking API Analysis: Tide APIs Are Near-Perfect
This week's banking API highlights: Tide leads UK Open Banking production with a CASC score of 9.84, ahead of HSBC.
May 15, 2021API.expert Weekly API Analysis: MailChimp
Google and the Department of Justice tie for the top weekly API CASC score at 9.69, with UK government APIs close behind.
May 13, 2021API.expert Banking API Analysis: Open Banking, Open Data
Tide again leads Open Banking UK Production APIs this week with a CASC score of 9.83, slightly down from 9.84 last week.
May 6, 2021API.expert Weekly API Analysis: Twitter Tops Social
Twitter tops the Social Networks API category this week with a CASC score of 9.77, while UK government APIs post the fastest median latency.
May 4, 2021API.expert Weekly API Analysis: Microsoft Bing
The Department of Justice takes the top overall API spot this week with a CASC score of 9.81 in the US Government category.
April 30, 2021API.expert Weekly Banking API Analysis: Coinbase
Tide again leads Open Banking UK Production APIs this week with a CASC score of 9.84, down slightly from 9.85 last week.
April 30, 2021API.expert Weekly API Analysis: Twitter OAuth
Google leads the Social Networks API category this week with a CASC score of 9.68, while the Department of Justice tops US Government APIs.
April 23, 2021API.expert Weekly Banking API Analysis: Perfect Railsbank
Tide again tops Open Banking UK Production APIs this week with a CASC score of 9.85, up slightly from 9.84 last week.
April 23, 2021API.expert Weekly API Analysis: Hey Foursquare!
Twitter leads the Social Networks API category this week with a CASC score of 9.74, while the Department of Justice tops US Government APIs.
April 14, 2021API.expert Monthly API Analysis: March | Search APIs
UK government APIs retain the top public-sector CASC score this month at 9.77, down from 9.85 in February.
April 12, 2021API.expert Weekly API Analysis: Google Workplace APIs
UK government APIs hold the top overall CASC score this week at 9.76, unchanged from last week, as the Department of Justice follows close behind.
April 8, 2021- Fintech
API.expert Monthly Banking API Analysis: March | Cluster of Failures
Bank of Ireland tops Open Banking UK Open Data APIs this month with a CASC score of 9.73, while HSBC leads elsewhere in the category.
April 8, 2021 API.expert Weekly Banking API Analysis: UK Production
Tide tops Open Banking UK Production APIs this week with a CASC score of 9.86, while HSBC leads the Open Data category.
April 7, 2021API.expert Weekly Banking API Analysis: HitBTC Crypto
Tide shares this week's top Open Banking UK Production API spot with Royal Bank of Scotland after leading solo last week at 9.84.
April 2, 2021Weekly API Analysis: Now With Duck Duck Go!
UK government APIs again top the overall CASC score this week at 9.76, down from 9.86 last week, ahead of the Department of Justice.
April 1, 2021API.expert Weekly API Analysis: Expanding Search APIs
GOV.UK again takes the top overall CASC score this week at 9.86, unchanged from last week, ahead of the Department of Justice.
March 26, 2021API.expert Weekly Banking API Analysis: Railsbank Is Tops
Tide again leads Open Banking UK Production APIs this week with a CASC score of 9.84, up from 9.82 last week.
March 25, 2021API.expert Weekly API Analysis: Messaging APIs
GOV.UK and the Department of Justice share the top overall CASC score this week in the UK and US Government categories.
March 18, 2021API.expert Weekly Banking API Analysis: Lloyds Group APIs
Tide tops Open Banking UK Production APIs this week with a CASC score of 9.82, while HSBC leads the Open Data category.
March 17, 2021API.expert Monthly Banking API Analysis: February 2021
Royal Bank of Scotland's sandbox leads Open Banking UK Sandbox APIs this month with a CASC score of 9.65, while HSBC tops another category.
March 10, 2021API.expert Monthly API Analysis: February 2021
GOV.UK again tops the public-sector CASC score in February at 9.85, up from 9.77 in January, ahead of the Department of Justice.
March 9, 2021Banking APIs Weekly Analysis: The Fastest APIs
HSBC remains the fastest Banking API despite sitting in the Amber Zone, with NatWest Group brands close behind and RBS further down.
March 5, 2021API Analysis: Google and Microsoft Bing
GOV.UK again tops the weekly API CASC score at 9.85, down slightly from 9.86 last week, ahead of the Department of Justice.
March 4, 2021API Metrics Weekly Report: GitHub vs. Microsoft Office
GitHub again tops the Corporate Infrastructure API metrics this week, edging out the usually-fastest Microsoft Office API.
February 18, 2021API Metrics: Feb 2–9 | GitHub & Pager Duty
Corporate Infrastructure is a fiercely competitive API metrics category this week, with 9 of 19 APIs scoring above a CASC of 9.
February 12, 2021Fintech API Metrics Weekly Report: Royal Bank of Scotland Wins!
A look at the Top Ten UK Open Banking fintech APIs, ranked by outliers rather than CASC score, including Royal Bank of Scotland.
February 11, 2021API Metrics Fintech, Jan 25–Feb 1: Open Banking UK Production
Nationwide ranks 19 of 40 in the UK Open Banking Production API metrics category with a Green Zone CASC score of 8.36.
February 5, 2021API Metrics: Jan 25–Feb 1 | Google Oceania
A look at API metrics for social network APIs, a competitive category where most providers post strong performance scores.
February 4, 2021API Ratings: Jan 18–25 | Messaging APIs
A rare look at the Messaging APIs category in our weekly API.expert ratings, covering performance across major providers.
January 29, 2021Fintech API Ratings Jan 18–25: API Sandbox
API.expert tracks over 100 fintech APIs to gauge overall service quality and performance across the sandbox landscape.
January 28, 2021APIs 2020 Report: Corporate Infrastructure
A look back at how leading corporate infrastructure APIs performed weekly and monthly throughout 2020 via API.expert.
January 27, 2021API Ratings: Jan 11–18 | Twitter and Facebook
Our January 2021 API ratings roundup covers how Twitter, Facebook, and other major APIs performed amid a busy month.
January 22, 2021Fintech API Ratings Jan 11-18: Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Our weekly Fintech API ratings look at cryptocurrency exchange APIs and how they performed through January 2021.
January 22, 2021Fintech API Ratings Jan 4-11: Creation Cards
Our weekly Fintech API ratings cover credit card creation APIs and how they performed in mid-January 2021.
January 14, 2021API Ratings: Jan 5–12 | Messaging Latency
Our weekly API ratings look at messaging API latency across over 100 APIs tracked by API.expert.
January 13, 2021Fintech API Ratings Dec 28–Jan 4: Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Our first Fintech API ratings of 2021 cover cryptocurrency exchange APIs after the holiday break.
January 6, 2021API Ratings: Dec 28–Jan 4 | Social Networks
Our weekly API ratings return after the holidays with a look at social network API performance.
January 5, 2021Fintech API Ratings Dec 7–14: Intuit Quickbooks
Fintech APIs post strong CASC scores this week, with most providers scoring above 8.50 in our ratings.
December 18, 2020API Ratings: Dec 7-14 | Pager Duty Outliers
This week's ratings dig into PagerDuty's outlier problem, with its List Incidents endpoint failing on over a third of South America calls.
December 17, 2020- Fintech
Fintech API Ratings Summary: November 2020
Our November Fintech API report finds HSBC fast but still near the bottom of the UK Open Banking Open Data category.
December 16, 2020 API Ratings Summary November 2020 | Twitter Wins
November's ratings roundup: Twitter tops the Social Networks category, plus a look at what caused one rare 18-second latency outlier.
December 15, 2020Fintech API Ratings, Nov 30 - Dec 7
A look at HSBC's consistently fast but low-ranking performance in the UK Open Banking Open Data API category.
December 10, 2020API Ratings: Nov 30 - Dec 7 | The Year of Zoom
This week's ratings introduce a new Messaging category, comparing Zoom and Cisco WebEx Teams on uptime, pass rate, and handshake latency.
December 9, 2020Fintech API Ratings, Nov 24-30: Cryptocurrency Exchange
Cryptocurrency exchange APIs show wide performance variation, with several scoring above 9.00 in our CASC ratings.
December 4, 2020API Ratings: Nov 24-30 | The Social Networks
This week's ratings dig into the Social Networks category, where Etsy's slower-but-reliable API still beats faster rivals on CASC score.
December 3, 2020API Ratings: Nov 17-24 | Active Monitoring is Good Monitoring
Why active API monitoring matters for competitor benchmarking, with CASC score comparisons like Dropbox vs. Box and Zoom vs. Cisco WebEx Teams.
November 25, 2020Fintech API Ratings, Nov 17-24: NatWest Dips
NatWest Group's Fintech APIs remain performant overall, though non-Auth APIs saw a notable dip this week.
November 25, 2020Finance API Ratings, Nov 10-17: Open Banking Sandboxes
Sandboxes for financial APIs deserve more attention than they get, as some banks offer only bare-bones testing environments.
November 20, 2020API Ratings: Nov 10-17 | Foursquare Outage
Our weekly API ratings cover over 100 APIs, including a look at Foursquare's recent outage.
November 19, 2020Finance API Ratings, Nov 3–10: Fractal Labs & CMA9 Banks
In partnership with Fractal Labs, we now monitor all nine CMA9 banks for UK Open Banking performance.
November 12, 2020API Ratings: Nov 3–10 | Microsoft Office
Our weekly API ratings roundup covers Microsoft Office APIs and over 100 others using our CASC scoring system.
November 11, 2020Finance API Ratings, Oct 26–Nov 3: Open Banking
We've split Open Banking and other financial APIs into separate weekly and monthly reports for sharper focus.
November 5, 2020API Ratings: Oct 26–Nov 3 | Facebook Falls Back
Facebook's API ratings dip as our weekly roundup covers performance across the APIs we've tracked all year.
November 4, 2020- Government
APIs and the U.S. 2020 Election
As the 2020 US election unfolds, a look at how global interest is shaping API traffic and attention.
November 3, 2020 API Ratings: Oct 19-26 | Foursquare Takes the Title
October's API ratings roundup features Foursquare taking the top spot, plus a note on expanding coverage.
October 28, 2020Finance API Ratings, Oct 19-26: Railsbank has a bad week
APImetrics breaks out a dedicated weekly finance API report as Open Banking adoption accelerates, with Railsbank posting a rough week.
October 27, 2020Financial API Ratings: Oct 12–19 | Oh Coinlore!
Financial API ratings for Oct 12-19: Coinlore lands last with a CASC score of 5.07, dragged down by huge regional latency swings.
October 22, 2020API Ratings: Oct 12 – 19 | #Twitter Outage
This week API.expert tracks Twitter's outage and reveals which providers, like GitHub and Google, consistently lead our API ratings.
October 21, 2020Monthly Financial API Ratings, Sept 2020
September's financial API ratings: Open Banking UK Production scores swing wildly, and Tide's surprisingly slow DNS lookups stand out.
October 16, 2020Monthly API Ratings, Sept 2020: Bing is King?
Our September 2020 monthly API ratings roundup from API.expert asks whether Bing edged out the competition on API quality.
October 15, 2020Financial API Ratings: Oct 5–12 | Railsbank is Speedy
Financial API ratings for Oct 5-12: Nordea Bank tops the PSD2 category, and Railsbank posts the fastest latency but a rough pass rate.
October 14, 2020API Ratings: Oct 5–12 | Flickr is Struggling
This week's API.expert ratings roundup finds Flickr struggling in performance while GitHub and Google keep their usual lead.
October 13, 2020API Ratings: Sept 28–Oct 5, 2020 | Fast Facebook
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup finds Facebook performing fast while other providers lag behind in the CASC rankings.
October 6, 2020API Ratings | Sept 21-28, 2020: Halifax is Super Slow
This week's API.expert ratings roundup finds Halifax running painfully slow while GitHub and Google keep pace at the top.
October 2, 2020API Ratings | Sept 14-21, 2020: Playing in Sandboxes
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup for late September looks at API performance trends, including how sandbox APIs are faring.
September 25, 2020API Ratings | Sept 7-14, 2020: DocuSign Plunges
This week's API.expert ratings roundup finds DocuSign plunging in performance while other top providers hold steady.
September 18, 2020API Ratings | Aug 31 - Sept 7, 2020: Oh, behave!
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup for early September looks at which providers are behaving well and which are not.
September 11, 2020API Ratings | August, 2020: Etsy, why so slow?
API.expert's August 2020 monthly ratings roundup asks why Etsy's API performance was so slow last month.
September 9, 2020API Ratings August 24-31, 2020: New Structure
API.expert reveals a new structure for its weekly API ratings report, covering performance for the week of August 24-31, 2020.
September 2, 2020API Ratings August 17-24, 2020: Cisco Spark
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup covers the week of August 17-24, 2020, including a look at Cisco Spark's performance.
September 1, 2020API Ratings August 10-17, 2020: Poor Old Federal Communications Commission
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup for August 10-17, 2020 finds the Federal Communications Commission struggling with API performance.
August 19, 2020API Ratings August 3-10, 2020: Another volatile week!
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup for August 3-10, 2020 finds another volatile week for API performance across providers.
August 11, 2020API Ratings, July 2020: What exactly happened on July 28?
API.expert's July 2020 monthly ratings roundup digs into what caused a notable dip in API performance on July 28.
August 10, 2020API Ratings: July 27-August 3, 2020
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup for July 27-August 3, 2020 tracks API performance as providers head into August.
August 5, 2020API Ratings: 20-27 July, 2020 - Bank of Ireland, OUCH!
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup for July 20-27, 2020 finds Bank of Ireland taking a painful hit in API performance.
July 30, 2020API Ratings: 6 July - 13 July 2020
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup for July 6-13, 2020 tracks API performance across providers heading into midsummer.
July 17, 2020API Ratings: Who Won the Month? June 2020
API.expert's June 2020 monthly ratings roundup names the providers with the best and worst API performance for the month.
July 16, 2020API Ratings | June 15-22, 2020
API.expert's weekly ratings roundup for June 15-22, 2020 tracks which providers led and lagged in API performance.
June 25, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | June 8-15, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering June 8-15, 2020.
June 17, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | June 1-8, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering June 1-8, 2020.
June 11, 2020Monthly API Ratings | May 2020
Monthly API rankings and performance data from API.expert for May 2020, amid the COVID-19 crisis.
June 5, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | May 11-18, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering May 11-18, 2020.
May 19, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | May 4-11, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering May 4-11, 2020.
May 14, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | April 27 - May 4, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering April 27-May 4, 2020.
May 8, 2020Monthly API Ratings | April 2020
Monthly API rankings and performance data from API.expert for April 2020, amid the COVID-19 crisis.
May 4, 2020- News
API Ratings: Who won the week? | April 20-27, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering April 20-27, 2020.
April 30, 2020 API Ratings: Who won the week? | April 13-20, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering April 13-20, 2020.
April 22, 2020- Feature Updates
Introduction to 'Projects' and a New Sign In Service
Introducing Projects and a new sign-in service, our biggest product changes since the first version launched five years ago.
April 22, 2020 API Ratings: Who won the week? | April 6-13, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering April 6-13, 2020.
April 15, 2020Monthly API Ratings | March 2020
Monthly API rankings and performance data from API.expert for March 2020, amid the COVID-19 crisis.
April 10, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | March 30 - April 6, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering March 30-April 6, 2020.
April 8, 2020- News
API Ratings: Who won the week? | March 23-30, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering March 23-30, 2020.
April 1, 2020 - News
APIs in a Time of the COVID-19 Crisis
How the COVID-19 pandemic reveals the risks and importance of living in a globally connected world.
March 31, 2020 API Ratings: Who won the week? | March 16-23, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering March 16-23, 2020.
March 26, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | March 9-16, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering March 9-16, 2020.
March 18, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | March 2-9, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering March 2-9, 2020.
March 11, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | Feb 24 – Mar 4, 2020
Weekly and monthly API rankings and performance data from API.expert for late February into early March 2020.
March 5, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | February 10-17, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering February 10-17, 2020.
February 19, 2020API Ratings: Who won the week? | February 3-10, 2020
Weekly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering February 3-10, 2020.
February 12, 2020API Ratings | January through February 3, 2020
Monthly API rankings and performance data from API.expert covering January 2020, the first month of the decade.
February 10, 2020- Opinion
Monitoring APIs: Expect The Unexpected
Getting a 2xx response isn't enough when monitoring APIs; you also need to verify the payload matches what's actually expected.
November 12, 2018 - Opinion
Happy Birthday to Application Programming Interface (And Me!)
Merriam-Webster's Time Traveler tool reveals how old the term 'application programming interface' really is.
October 29, 2018 - API Updates
Brought Low by a Humble Bug in the Google+ People API
Google+ is being shuttered for good, and the API lessons behind its shutdown matter more than the social network ever did.
October 17, 2018 - API Updates
Top of the APIs: Which CMA9 Bank Was Summer Champion 2018?
The APImetrics CASC score reveals API performance and quality at a glance, making it easy to compare any two APIs instantly.
October 17, 2018 Online Banking: The Dream of Being the Amazon (or Facebook or Netfix) of Money
A Quartz article explores the battle to become the Amazon of money, but the real online banking story lies in the APIs behind it.
October 8, 2018- Fintech
The Open Banking Revolution Will Be Delayed
Recent articles on the state of UK open banking raise real questions about how ready the ecosystem actually is.
July 6, 2018 - API Updates
Coming Soon to UK's Digital Marketplace and Microprocurement Platform
Microprocurement is one of the hottest trends in government and business, and APImetrics is now positioned right at the front of it.
June 19, 2018 - API Updates
CMA9 APIs: The Only Constant Is The Lack Of Consistency
Following our thoughts on SLOs and KPIs, here's new CMA9 API data using past performance to provide forward-looking insight.
June 15, 2018 - Opinion
Watching The Connectors - SAP, Mulesoft, Cloud Elements, Oh My!
SAP's new Cloud Platform Open Connectors echo an idea that's been around for a while, one our readers will recognize well.
June 14, 2018 - Opinion
Think Before You cURL
Relying on cURL scripts to monitor your APIs is a bad idea, and here's why that approach falls short in practice.
June 13, 2018 - Fintech
AISP: It's All Kicking Off
Account Information Service Provider apps are now advertised on TV, a sure sign the open banking future has finally arrived.
June 5, 2018 - Opinion
KPIs, SLOs and Other API TLAs
Michael Leppitsch's Medium article on API Key Performance Indicators offers a fresh enterprise perspective worth exploring.
June 5, 2018 - API Updates
Microprocurement: Don't Nonitor. Monitor!
Kin Lane's API Evangelist site highlights the growing trend toward microprocurement in US government circles, with a shout-out to APImetrics.
June 5, 2018 Don't Trust That 200 OK! 200 OK Is Not Necessarily OK – At All
A 200 OK response doesn't always mean everything is fine. Relying on status codes alone can hide real problems in your API.
April 9, 2018- Fintech
PSD2: National Governments and Bodies Have The Final Say
PSD2 is driven top-down by the European Commission and EBA, but built bottom-up by the banks and providers who must implement it.
April 9, 2018 APIContext + Your Passive Monitoring Stack
Your passive monitoring stack is vital for understanding how your APIs behave over time, but there are pitfalls to watch for.
March 30, 2018- API Updates
API Gateway and APImetrics: How We Integrate with Your Existing Systems
An overview of API gateways: what they do, why they matter, and how they fit into your broader API monitoring strategy.
March 19, 2018 - Fintech
Active Monitoring: Never Hesitate to Go Active
Active monitoring works like sonar, pinging your APIs to detect problems before they can affect your users, a lesson from naval history.
March 14, 2018 - Fintech
PSD2 Active API Performance Monitoring: You Can't Do That From Here
You have to manage your APIs. Relying purely on passive monitoring of API gateways leaves major performance gaps unaddressed.
March 6, 2018 - Fintech
Open Banking APIs: Working Together To Make It Work
A letter from the European Commission's Director-General for Financial Stability sheds new light on the direction of Open Banking.
March 2, 2018 - Fintech
Open Banking APIs Need PSD2 Monitoring – Now
Finextra argues that APIs, PSD2, and DLT are banking's hottest technologies, but which one will actually reshape core systems?
February 27, 2018 - Cloud
Monitoring the Untestable - A White Paper from APIContext
Our new white paper, Monitoring the Untestable, tackles the PSD2 and open banking catch-22 of monitoring production APIs.
February 12, 2018 - Opinion
API Update Failure: Or, Beware Of The Leopard
Updating an API is routine, but it can trigger failures if not handled carefully. Here's what commonly goes wrong and why.
January 30, 2018 - API Updates
The (Open Banking) Revolution Will Be Blogged.
BBC News covered the launch of PSD2 and Open Banking, bringing the UK's regulatory shift to a mainstream global audience.
January 16, 2018 - API Updates
PSD2 Eve: Tomorrow It Goes Live. Are You Ready?
PSD2 officially went live across the European Single Market on January 13, 2018. Here's what to expect starting Monday.
January 12, 2018 - API Updates
The IRS and APIs: Can Your Tax Returns Be Accessed?
TechCrunch explores whether Congress could mandate the IRS to expose a public API, building on its existing internal ones.
January 3, 2018 - Opinion
Hot Fuzz: The Fuzzing Form of Negative Testing
Fuzz testing may seem new, but the concept actually dates back to the days of punched cards, long before it became a buzzword.
December 29, 2017 - Opinion
Testing! Testing! Testing! APIContext for Developers and Testers
ProgrammableWeb's Justin Rohrman explores API testing in a series we highlight, alongside how APIContext supports developers and testers.
December 19, 2017 - Opinion
Going SLO: Service Level Agreements and Service Level Objectives
APIContext monitors API performance and quality, helping you verify whether an API actually meets its service level agreement.
December 6, 2017 - Opinion
APIStrat: The API Strategy & Practice Conference 2017 Review
A recap of APIstrat in Portland, covering the conference highlights, sessions, and takeaways from the API community event.
November 3, 2017 - Opinion
Artificial Intelligence: AGI, AI, API – and AIPI?
AI and APIs no longer mean what they used to. This post explores how the definition of artificial intelligence has shifted over time.
August 22, 2017 Artificial Intelligence, AGIs and APIs: What are AGIs?
John McCarthy coined the term artificial intelligence in 1955, but AI concepts had already existed for several years before that.
August 17, 2017- Opinion
Never Mind the Quality: The Depth and Breadth of API Management
An SDTimes article calls API management the glue holding the app economy together, and this post explains why that's exactly right.
July 12, 2017 API Monitoring: Getting The Measure Of It (But Not For The Sake Of Measurement)
API management systems generate logs and alerts for errors, but true API monitoring requires more than just watching for HTTP failures.
July 3, 2017Your API Management System: Using The Wrong Tool Can Be Dangerous, Cost More, And Take Longer
IT teams must manage the APIs that businesses increasingly rely on as vital components of mission-critical workflows and operations.
June 22, 2017Want To Monitor Internal APIs? It's As Easy as Raspberry Pi
Testing from 64 cloud locations worldwide isn't always possible for purely internal APIs, which need a different monitoring approach.
June 16, 2017What Are Your APIs Doing Right Now, In The Real World? API Integration And Management
API integration is a hot topic as more businesses use APIs to connect services across internal teams and external providers alike.
June 15, 2017- Enterprise IT
Leavin' On A Jet Plane (Or Not, If You Tried To Fly British Airways)
A British Airways IT outage stranded tens of thousands of travelers, revealing how fragile systems can cause massive logistical chaos.
June 1, 2017 - Cloud
What is a Web API? APIContext Explains it All
What is a web API? A common question we hear often, answered here in plain language for anyone new to the concept.
May 24, 2017 - Enterprise IT
API Changes: Making Sure Your Calls Work After The Switch
APIs are subject to change over time, and good providers give users proper notice before altering endpoints or methods.
May 23, 2017 - Opinion
2030 Web Resources: Intelligent Knowledge Bases & Event Horizons?
RESTful API interest has grown exponentially since 2004. If that trend continues, what might the web look like by 2030.
May 22, 2017 - Fintech
Chase and Expensify: No, You Can't Expense It (For Now)
A Chase and Expensify integration outage on May 18 left customers unable to upload expenses, highlighting the risk of API failures.
May 19, 2017 - Opinion
4 Big API Questions that Every API Stakeholder Needs to Answer
Every API stakeholder must answer four key questions: discovery, documentation, authorization, and how the API actually performs.
May 16, 2017 Everything You Need to Know About the APIContext CASC Score
APIs are complex, with many things that can go wrong. Here's how the CASC score helps measure API quality across multiple metrics.
April 21, 2017- Opinion
Our Global API Economy: The Importance of API Metrics
We depend on APIs to exchange mission-critical, time-sensitive data with customers, suppliers, and partners, making API metrics essential.
April 18, 2017 - Government
Census Data #API is Down
The US Census Bureau confirmed an extended service interruption on its data API, sharing the outage details with users directly.
April 7, 2017 - Opinion
"No problem. We'll write a cURL script to do that"
When Marketing flags a mission-critical API issue and DevOps says there's no problem, who's right? Here's what really happened.
April 5, 2017 - Opinion
That 3AM Call
That 3 a.m. call from the support desk about your most important API outage is every ops team's nightmare. Here's how to avoid it.
March 30, 2017 - Cloud
Your APIs are Only as Good as the APIs They Depend On
The February 2017 AWS S3 outage in northern Virginia knocked out huge parts of the internet for hours, showing how much APIs depend on each other.
March 22, 2017 - Automotive
Tesla's API outage is a lesson for everybody in today's hyper-connected world
Tesla's 2017 API outage is a lesson for everyone in today's hyper-connected world, where even cars now run on sophisticated software.
March 15, 2017 - Opinion
The Internet is Coming for your Things
The Internet of Things has grown from buzzword to a potential multi-trillion dollar industry, reshaping how devices connect and communicate.
August 6, 2015 - Feature Updates
Tracking API Calls with APImetrics
APIContext logs every API call with a detailed timestamp, making it easy to track down a specific request.
July 29, 2015 - Opinion
API Documentation Needs Love too
APIContext explains why API documentation deserves the same care as the analytics and infrastructure it supports.
July 22, 2015 Self-Regulation and Why Third-Party Monitoring Matters
Self-regulation plays a key role in today's global economy, but independent third-party monitoring remains essential.
July 10, 2015API Health Report #1
A free report on how cloud service providers impact API performance for mobile app developers.
July 8, 2015APIContext Integrates with New Relic Insights
APIContext now integrates with New Relic Insights, connecting its API performance data stream to New Relic's platform.
July 2, 2015Updated UI for Report Editor, Workflows, and Deployments
Reports: Workflows: Deployments:
July 2, 2015APIContext Takes Silver for Startup of the Year!
APIContext won Silver in the Startup of the Year category at Network Products Guide's 10th Annual IT World Awards.
June 30, 2015APIContext Named a Startup of the Year Finalist
APIContext was named a Startup of the Year Finalist in the 2015 IT World Awards by Network Products Guide.
June 1, 2015We Have a New Website!
APIContext launches a new website designed to eliminate the headaches that surround API performance issues.
May 20, 2015- Opinion
API Performance Monitoring for the API Economy
The API economy is booming, with over 13,000 APIs on ProgrammableWeb and private APIs outnumbering public ones nine to one.
May 18, 2015 - News
API News Rundown 5.11.15
This week's API news: Pinterest opens its developer API, Marvel launches a comics API, and Cisco acquires cloud API specialist Tropo.
May 11, 2015 - Feature Updates
A Featurette on our Features
An update on new APIContext features, including the customizable Sharable Report, Dashboard, and Test Call Scheduler.
May 8, 2015 - News
API News Rundown 5.4.15
This week's API news: APIContext's new JSON/XML error reporting, Streamdata.io's funding round, and Facebook shutting down its friends API.
May 4, 2015 - Feature Updates
JSON and XML Content Error Reporting
A common API problem: an HTTP 200 response while the app still fails due to a content error in the XML or JSON.
April 21, 2015 - News
API News Rundown 4.20.15
This week's API news: Google Cloud Platform updates, Amazon WorkSpaces' new API, and AnyPresence's JustAPIs launch for rapid API creation.
April 20, 2015 - Feature Updates
Regional Cloud API Test Locations and Cloud Performance
APIContext adds more regional test locations for major cloud service providers to enable fuller API performance monitoring.
April 20, 2015 - News
API News Rundown 4.14
The first weekly API news rundown: The Guardian's Elasticsearch fix, Netflix's new Vector monitoring tool, and Twitter shutting down its firehose.
April 14, 2015 - Feature Updates
Added Support for SOAP APIs
APIContext continues enhancing its platform to be the ideal API performance monitoring solution for enterprise customers.
April 7, 2015 - Opinion
Tech Talks - When APIs Need to Meet SLAs
APIContext CEO David O'Neill discusses APIs, monitoring, and SLAs in an interview with Tech Talks Central at MWC.
April 2, 2015 - Opinion
Why Automated API Testing is Necessary
As microservices and third-party plugins become common, automated API testing is increasingly necessary for reliable apps.
March 31, 2015 - Opinion
With APIs Replacing Middle Management, How is Their Performance Measured?
An article by Peter Reinhardt argues APIs are replacing middle management, citing examples like Uber and Airbnb.
March 19, 2015 - Opinion
Application Performance Management vs. API Performance Monitoring
The difference between application performance monitoring and API performance monitoring is bigger than most people admit.
March 13, 2015 - News
Over 25 Million API Tests Run
APImetrics marks a milestone: over 25 million automated API tests run for customers monitoring their APIs.
March 10, 2015 - Feature Updates
Cookie Authentication
APIContext supports Cookie Authentication using the Post-Conditions section of a test within a multi-test test run.
March 10, 2015 - News
APImetrics will be Attending MWC 2015
APIContext will attend Mobile World Congress March 2-5 and welcomes meeting requests from fellow attendees.
February 20, 2015 - News
API Monitoring Lessons from Facebook Going Down
Facebook's hour-long outage in January 2015 offers key lessons in API monitoring and service reliability.
February 9, 2015