<ul><li>API-first development is becoming popular as it reaps faster production times and better failure recovery.</li><li>74% of respondents surveyed in Postman's State of the API Report are API-first in 2024, up from 66% in 2023.</li><li>API-first approach can solve numerous challenges, and a design-first approach is imperative to optimize UX/UI.</li><li>Postman's 2024 State of the API Report found that API-first development is on the rise, but gaps remain in how it’s executed.</li><li>API-first means designing the API and cataloging it all in one place, similar to version control.</li><li>Designing APIs as an afterthought can cause UX issues, API drift, and breaking changes.</li><li>API-first helps the producer compose APIs and enables the platform-agnostic design to support this.</li><li>APIs must be easy to use, necessitating a greater focus on an API-first approach.</li><li>As the product becomes the API, there will be more of a need for folks adopting it.</li><li>Stronger API governance could drive the shift to API-first, ensuring alignment with evolving requirements.</li></ul>

Getting to the Bottom of What It Means to Be API-First

Discover more