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Announcing Moesif API Analytics and Monetization For Gravitee.io

We are thrilled to announce that Moesif now offers full plugin support for Gravitee.io! This new integration provides Gravitee.io users with advanced API analytics and monetization capabilities, empowering you to gain deeper insights into your API usage and optimize your API strategy. Whether you’re looking to monitor performance, understand user behavior, or implement flexible monetization models, Moesif’s robust feature set is now at your fingertips within the Gravitee.io ecosystem.

The Essential Guide to Understanding Every API Type

APIs, or application programming interfaces, allow different software systems to communicate. But different types of APIs exist. Each type serves a different purpose. And each type has its own pros, cons, and use cases. This article breaks down the main API categories—open, partner, internal, and composite. We also discuss the types of APIs based on the protocols they use. At the end of this article, you can confidently choose the right one for your needs.

How to Easily Deploy Usage-Based Billing with Moesif and SBT-AWS for SaaS

Are you building a SaaS application on AWS and wrestling with the complexities of implementing usage-based billing? Moesif and Amazon Web Services(AWS) are working together to make it easy for SaaS architects and developers to implement usage-based billing with the SaaS Builder Toolkit for AWS(SBT-AWS). Moesif is a cloud-based solution for usage-based metering and billing. SBT-AWS is an open-source developer toolkit provided by AWS to implement SaaS best practices.

Essential Open APIs for Thriving in App Development

An application programming interface (API) defines a set of rules and protocols that allow different software entities to communicate with one another. Open or public APIs offer free access to everyone with little or no restrictions. These public APIs allow developers to build innovative solutions and extend existing ones covering a variety of use cases. In this article, we cover some of the best open APIs from different categories.

Master the Craft: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide to Develop an API

This guide provides a streamlined approach to the API development process, detailing the essential phases from the initial concept to the realization of a fully operational API. You’ll discover how to plan, design, and implement your own API and ensure it’s reliable and secure. With practical insights and actionable advice, you’ll learn the nuances of API development, from understanding the needs of your users to creating a scalable infrastructure that can handle growth.

Mastering Good API Design Principles: The What, Why, and How

API design principles are models for building strong connections in a digital world where APIs bridge gaps between systems. This article strips down the complexity of API design to present you with the tried-and-true principles that ensure functionality, reliability, and ease of use. Learn to lay the foundations of a great API without the guesswork so you can focus on what truly matters: crafting an exceptional tool that seamlessly integrates and scales with technological demands.

The Essentials of API Development: A Comprehensive Guide

Navigating API development is essential for creating seamless software interactions. This guide strips back the complexity, offering a clear pathway through the intricacies of API creation, from brass-tacks design principles to advanced security and documentation. Among the APIs we’ll explore for their role in simplifying software interactions is the REST API. This model emphasizes functions like GET, PUT, and DELETE to interact with server data efficiently and statelessly.

Transforming Integration: Harnessing the Power of API as a Product for Business Growth

Transform your application programming interfaces into dynamic revenue generators—this is the essence of treating ‘API as a product’. This concise guide provides fundamental insights into how APIs transcend their traditional roles to become standalone products, opening new avenues for customer interaction and business growth.

Using Moesif, Kong, and Stripe to Monetize Your AI APIs - Part 3: Managing Customer Credit

Things can get tricky when managing pre-paid, pay-as-you-go billing for monetized APIs. Three mechanisms must be in place for this type of billing to work: first, you need to be able to add credits to an account. Second, you need to be able to burn down those credits. Third, you need to be able to block users from accessing the API once they have run out of credits.