API Design · Senior · Question 2 of 75

What is an 'API as a product' mindset?

✓Correct answer: Treating the API's consumers as customers: stable contracts, good docs, onboarding, versioning policy, support and usage metrics
2Building APIs only after the UI is done
3Charging money for every endpoint

Explanation

Internal APIs benefit too: other teams are customers whose productivity depends on your design.

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