The application programming interface (API) has been a key part of software development for decades as a way to develop for a specific platform, such as Microsoft Windows.

In today’s software-driven economy, you can keep pace with customer demands for new capabilities and services by understanding how to successfully monetize your APIs.

APIs make the modern digital world go round, powering the shift from monolithic on-premises software to the cloud and microservices.

Developers use application programming interfaces to hide complexity, organize code, design reusable components, and connect different systems, applications, or services.

Microsoft may have started something new by attempting to charge its customers for software that uses its application programming interfaces (APIs).

Akana, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and API Management and Cloud Integration leader, announced today that it has earned the new Microsoft Cloud & Enterprise Software Certification. The ...

But, while this was a major win for Google, it was an even bigger win for all software developers -- yes, even Oracle's -- and for open API and open-source software in particular.