API Evangelist
@apievangelist.com
I am the API Evangelist, making sense of the technology, business, policies, and the people of APIs since 2010 by surveying and assessing the public and private API landscape.
Autonomous AI working with open banking APIs is a major opportunity — and challenge. Chris Wood outlines the standards and protocols needed to ensure fine-grained agentic API access.
Can AI Agents Work With Open Finance? | Nordic APIs |
Explore how AI agents can transform open finance with automation, security, and consent-driven access while maintaining customer trust.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I separate API usage into internal, 1st-party, and 3rd-party APIs because it emphasizes the two most important aspects 1) control, 2) firewall perimeter. However 75% of people I share this with struggle with word 1st-party, which I find interesting because they are fine with 3rd-party.
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I separate API usage into internal, 1st-party, and 3rd-party APIs because it emphasizes the two most important aspects 1) control, 2) firewall perimeter. However 75% of people I share this with struggle with word 1st-party, which I find interesting because they are fine with 3rd-party.
Responding to something I hear a lot about the state of the web & APIs. apievangelist.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Web and APIs Weren’t Built for Autonomous Agents, They Were Built For Humans by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Responding to something I hear a lot about the state of the web & APIs. apievangelist.com/2025/11/17/t...
I am going through the vocabulary and the schema looking for which of the screws, knobs, and levers can be turned to achieve business alignment this week. - buttondown.com/apievangelis...
Weekly API Evangelist Governance (Guidance)
Business alignment is everything. When I say business alignment, I mean alignment between leadership and employees within a company, alignment between...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I am going through the vocabulary and the schema looking for which of the screws, knobs, and levers can be turned to achieve business alignment this week. - buttondown.com/apievangelis...
Sitting down with the Microcks team this week at #kubecon to plan our Naftiko 3rd-party SaaS sandboxes got me thinking about how domain and context will shape the next generation of API discovery. - apievangelist.com/2025/11/13/a...
API Discovery Will Need To Be Contextual and Ephemeral by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Sitting down with the Microcks team this week at #kubecon to plan our Naftiko 3rd-party SaaS sandboxes got me thinking about how domain and context will shape the next generation of API discovery. - apievangelist.com/2025/11/13/a...
Thinking about the economics of different protocols and JSON-RPC was up next. apievangelist.com/2025/11/12/o...
MCP is a Valid Tactical Response by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Thinking about the economics of different protocols and JSON-RPC was up next. apievangelist.com/2025/11/12/o...
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🪄 KubeCon is full of surprises! We're excited to share that we met @kinlane.bsky.social, the @apievangelist.com, today. He will be joining the Microcks maintainers tomorrow at our Project Kiosk 10A in the Project Pavilion zone at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon NA 🚀 We can't wait to see you there! 🙌
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🪄 KubeCon is full of surprises! We're excited to share that we met @kinlane.bsky.social, the @apievangelist.com, today. He will be joining the Microcks maintainers tomorrow at our Project Kiosk 10A in the Project Pavilion zone at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon NA 🚀 We can't wait to see you there! 🙌
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"Trust is a key factor behind deciding which API specification format you should use. Should you define your API using AsyncAPI, OpenAPI, Smithy, or TypeSpec, just to name a few formats?"
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The Hidden Trust Problem in API Formats
How much should you trust OpenAPI and other formats?
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November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Trust is a key factor behind deciding which API specification format you should use. Should you define your API using AsyncAPI, OpenAPI, Smithy, or TypeSpec, just to name a few formats?"
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"I recently participated in a project related to the exchange of information with business partners. One of the goals was to allow external entities to share information with my organization. The second goal was to allow the same thing but in reverse."
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Documenting Outbound APIs
How do you document the APIs your partners and customers need to build so you can interact with them?
apichangelog.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
"I recently participated in a project related to the exchange of information with business partners. One of the goals was to allow external entities to share information with my organization. The second goal was to allow the same thing but in reverse."
apichangelog.substack.com/p/documentin...
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Gathering some of the patterns out there for augmenting OpenAPI with what you need for MCP generation using OAS extensions. apievangelist.com/2025/11/04/o...
OpenAPI Extensions to Generate What You Need for AI Integration by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Gathering some of the patterns out there for augmenting OpenAPI with what you need for MCP generation using OAS extensions. apievangelist.com/2025/11/04/o...
The city business and politics of rate limits impact on your subscription -- your Citibike costs more because the city just limited your speed to 15 MPH. ;-)
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The city business and politics of rate limits impact on your subscription -- your Citibike costs more because the city just limited your speed to 15 MPH. ;-)
I have been struggling to adequately explain to investors, advisors, and customers about how a schema, rules, and policy driven approach to consuming APIs provides a competitive edge. apievangelist.com/2025/10/28/s...
Schema-Validated, Rules-Guided, and Policy-Driven Experiences by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I have been struggling to adequately explain to investors, advisors, and customers about how a schema, rules, and policy driven approach to consuming APIs provides a competitive edge. apievangelist.com/2025/10/28/s...
I've heard it for years - that as a startup you shouldn't be consulting. I've long felt this was not practical advice, so I set out to refine my plan so I don't lose the fight this round. apievangelist.com/2025/10/23/a...
As a Startup You Should Not Be Consulting by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I've heard it for years - that as a startup you shouldn't be consulting. I've long felt this was not practical advice, so I set out to refine my plan so I don't lose the fight this round. apievangelist.com/2025/10/23/a...
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"Nothing can replace the interaction with a real API. Not until you connect with a simulation of the API, that is. It's as if you were making requests to the real API."
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API Mock vs. Simulation
What is the difference between an API mock and a simulation, and why does that matter?
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October 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"Nothing can replace the interaction with a real API. Not until you connect with a simulation of the API, that is. It's as if you were making requests to the real API."
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I had totally missed that @microcks.io offers data persistence since August 2024: notes.brunopedro.com/2025/10/22/2...
- Bruno Pedro
Microcks data persistence
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October 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I had totally missed that @microcks.io offers data persistence since August 2024: notes.brunopedro.com/2025/10/22/2...
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"(...) I feel an API is not a good candidate [for a value unit]. To me, a good API platform value unit is an ■■■■■■■■■."
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How to Create an API Platform Business
What is the value unit of an API platform business?
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October 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"(...) I feel an API is not a good candidate [for a value unit]. To me, a good API platform value unit is an ■■■■■■■■■."
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Some really great detail in here about documentation, validation, event catalog, and contract testing with Microcks -- complete with visuals to explain architecture. www.asyncapi.com/blog/transfe...
How TransferGo adopted AsyncAPI
TransferGo, founded in 2012, serves over 8 million customers in 160+ countries by providing fast and affordable
international money transfers. In 2021, its Backend Guild faced challenges with inconsis...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Some really great detail in here about documentation, validation, event catalog, and contract testing with Microcks -- complete with visuals to explain architecture. www.asyncapi.com/blog/transfe...
Drift is ubiquitous because we operate in difference scopes and lack a common vocabulary. apievangelist.com/2025/10/15/w...
Why Drift Is Ubiquitous by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Drift is ubiquitous because we operate in difference scopes and lack a common vocabulary. apievangelist.com/2025/10/15/w...
I am working through some thoughts after getting push back around using Domain-Driven Design in API integration and consumption conversations. apievangelist.com/2025/10/14/a...
Applying Domain-Driven Driven Design to Integration and Consumption by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I am working through some thoughts after getting push back around using Domain-Driven Design in API integration and consumption conversations. apievangelist.com/2025/10/14/a...
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"Most elements you create during API design are wasted. If they’re not validated by stakeholders, they end up being replaced with new ideas. What if I tell you that API prototyping can be an incremental process?"
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Just-in-Time API Prototyping
Can API prototyping be an incremental process?
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October 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"Most elements you create during API design are wasted. If they’re not validated by stakeholders, they end up being replaced with new ideas. What if I tell you that API prototyping can be an incremental process?"
apichangelog.substack.com/p/just-in-ti...
apichangelog.substack.com/p/just-in-ti...
I keep getting asked what is coming to API integration and automation in this AI moment, and I don't normally deal in telling stories about what is around the corner, but figured I would share this bit. apievangelist.com/2025/10/07/h...
How This Moment Will Shake Out by The API Evangelist
Understanding the technology, business, policies, and people of Apis.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I keep getting asked what is coming to API integration and automation in this AI moment, and I don't normally deal in telling stories about what is around the corner, but figured I would share this bit. apievangelist.com/2025/10/07/h...