apidays Australia 2023 - 2023 State of the API Report, Jordan Walsh, Postman

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2023 State of the API Report: Key Findings and Trends
Jordan Walsh, Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect at Postman

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1. All rights reserved by Postman Inc State of the API Report 2023 Jordan Walsh Snr. Enterprise Solutions Architect @jordwalsh
3. More than 40,000 developers, testers and API professionals responded. THE WORLD’S LARGEST SURVEY ON APIS
4. 43% of respondents identified as Full Stack or Backend Developer. Only 8% identified as QA. FULLSTACK AND BACKEND DEVELOPERS
5. 92% expect investment in APIs to remain at least the same or increase over the next 12 months. KEY INSIGHT #1 - INVESTMENT IN APIS IS GROWING
6. 78% of leaders prioritised quality of solutions. KEY INSIGHT #2 - QUALITY IS KING 64% prioritised speed of delivery. 33% prioritised cost reduction.
7. Prioritises APIs at the beginning of the software development process. APIs then become the building blocks for other products and services. WHAT IS API-FIRST?
8. 75% agreed that API-first companies are more productive, create better software, and integrate faster with partners. KEY INSIGHT #3 - TREND TOWARDS API-FIRST
9. Companies with >100 developers will see: • Increased development velocity. • More frequent deployments to production. • Fewer deployment issues. • Faster resolution when issues occur. KEY INSIGHT #3 - TREND TOWARDS API-FIRST
10. 76% of API leaders view their APIs as Products. Three quarters of API leaders have API Products that generate revenue. KEY INSIGHT #4 - APIS AS A PRODUCT
11. API first leaders were 2x as likely to be managing too many APIs and microservices. KEY INSIGHT #5 - MICROSERVICES ARE HARD
12. When developers leave, outdated documentation is the biggest gap. KEY INSIGHT #6 - OUTDATED DOCUMENTATION
13. Half of all respondents called out security of their applications being a priority. KEY INSIGHT #7 - SECURITY IS A MEDIUM PRIORITY
14. Source: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner https://www.oaic.gov.au/ Over 400 data breaches reported Jan-Jun ‘23
15. 60% of respondents are using generative AI in their work. KEY INSIGHT #8 - GENERATIVE AI
16. Github is the most used SCM (64%). Grafana is the most popular APM (36%). Github Actions is the most popular CI/CD (50%). AWS API Gateway is the most popular gateway (50%) KEY INSIGHT #9 - TOOLING
17. • Investment in APIs continues to grow. • Quality of solutions is the most important attribute. • API First companies have more frequent deployments with fewer issues. • Microservices are hard to manage. • Documentation is the biggest gap. • Security is not currently a focus, but should be a priority. • Generative AI is being used, and is a desire for developers. SUMMARY
18. Announcement…
19. https://bit.ly/state-of-the-api-23 The inaugural State of the API - API!
20. Thank you! Jordan Walsh Snr. Enterprise Solutions Architect jordan.walsh@postman.com @jordwalsh jordanwalsh23