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API Monetization
Building APIs to Monetize Your Proprietary Data

Learn how to monetize your proprietary data with APIs. Explore monetization models real companies use.

Adrian Machado

Adrian Machado

1/10/2025

API Monetization
Building and Monetizing Ecommerce APIs

Learn the best strategies and practices for Ecommerce API monetization. Explore monetization models real companies use.

Adrian Machado

Adrian Machado

1/9/2025

API Monetization
How to Monetize Fintech APIs

Learn the strategies and best practices for successful monetization of your Fintech API. Learn monetization models real companies have put into practice.

Adrian Machado

Adrian Machado

1/8/2025

Ruby
API Tooling
How to build an API with Ruby and Sinatra

Learn how to build an API with Ruby and Sinatra. Implement API rate limiting, API key authentication and build an API developer documentation portal.

Alvaro (Blag) Tejada Galindo

Alvaro (Blag) Tejada Galindo

1/7/2025

API Rate Limiting
API Best Practices
10 Best Practices for API Rate Limiting in 2025

Learn essential strategies for effective API rate limiting in 2025, covering traffic analysis, algorithms, and dynamic adjustments.

Adrian Machado

Adrian Machado

1/6/2025

API Authentication
API Best Practices
Top 7 API Authentication Methods Compared

Explore the top 7 API authentication methods, their strengths, use cases, and how to choose the right one for your needs.

Adrian Machado

Adrian Machado

1/3/2025

JWT API Authenticati...
Tutorial
Tutorial: How to Extract JWT Data

Learn how to extract data from a JWT and use it to implement access control on your API.

Josh Twist

Josh Twist

12/30/2024

API Gateway
API Best Practices
Why a Hosted API Gateway Is Better Than Building Your Own

Learn why using an open source or in-house API gateway may not be the right decision for your company when accounting for cost, security, customization, and maintenance.

Josh Twist

Josh Twist

12/16/2024

API Gateway
API Gateway Hosting Options

An API gateway is a service that acts as an intermediary between clients API requests and your APIs/microservices. Hosting options include: Fully-Hosted (managed by the gateway provider), Self-Hosted (managed and deployed by you), or Hybrid (combination of both).

Josh Twist

Josh Twist

12/16/2024

API Design
OpenAPI
Generate an OpenAPI From Your Database

Learn how to use DB2OpenAPI to generate a full OpenAPI/Swagger specification from your SQL database schema.

Adrian Machado

Adrian Machado

12/12/2024