2022 State of
APIs

Developers’ workflows change rapidly.
Here are the insights you helped us collect on the state of APIs in 2022.

What kinds of APIs are we using?

Internal APIs were still the most common API type that developers reported working on for their organization. However, compared to our 2021 Developer Surveys, more developers in 2022 reported working on partner-facing or third-party APIs.

The percentage of developers who reported working on partner-facing and third-party APIs was the most noticeable increase across all categories, increasing by almost 5% from 44.2 to 48.9 and 49% to 53.9%, respectively. This change was even more dramatic with partner-facing APIs in industries like Technology, which grew by nearly 10%.

What types of APIs do you work on?
75.1%
74.4%(2021)
Internal
+0.7%
from 2021
48.9%
44.2%(2021)
Partner Facing
+4.7%
from 2021
53.9%
49.0%(2021)
Third-Party
+4.9%
from 2021