In recent years, the development of social network services, cloud services, app software and smart connected equipment has generated an API economy based on the core of an open API (Application Programming Interface, API). Driven by the successful development of Amazon, Facebook and other Internet service providers, API has aroused attention. This article addresses the direction of the development of API solutions and service models from the economic perspective and from how API vendors deploy to serve to provide any vendors who intent to set foot in the related fields of the industry as a reference.
I、API economy will continue to be the most talked about topic in the field of internet services
II、API management solutions will develop toward terminal extension and multi-deployment
III、API Economy to Push the Rise of API Management Agency
Figure 1 Web APIs Growth Volume, 2009-2013
Table 1 Basic Business Models of API Economy
Table 2 Basic Business Models of API Economy