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State of APIs

How important is it to participate in the API economy?

This figure was even higher in specific industries, including telecommunications, healthcare, and financial services. Nearly all organizations with an active, high-priority project around APIs or microservices agreed that participation in the API economy was important.

Participating in the API economy is a top priority for my organization’s strategy.
All responses
59.3%
Yes
16.4%
No, but it will be a priority
24.3%
No
From people who work at organizations in...
Financial Services
67.4%
14.0%
18.6%
Technology (Software/Internet)
63.6%
14.8%
21.5%
Manufacturing
57.1%
14.3%
28.6%
Telecommunications
72.2%
11.1%
16.7%
Healthcare
43.5%
13.0%
43.5%
Professional Services
59.5%
16.2%
24.3%
Government
41.7%
16.7%
41.7%

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Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s RapidAPI Developer Survey! We hope this report gives you insight into the API landscape and emerging technology trends.

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