Did you know that there is an API Marketplace? Yes, for all those developers who have created an API, now they will be able to monetize their creation thanks to this platform. In the following article, we will provide you with more information:
The economy of APIs, an acronym for “application programming interface”, has double-digit growth forecasts for the near future. Studies by companies such as Marketsand Markets calculate that it will go from moving 1.2 billion (2018 figure) to 5.1 billion dollars in 2023. Its usefulness is understood within an environment dominated by data and connectivity, where the industrial sector also enters, that is increasingly adopting emerging technologies such as the cloud, artificial intelligence or the internet of things to bring the connected factory to life.
APIs allow incredible time and resource savings in the industrial sector by facilitating the use of existing infrastructure, functions and software on new platforms, without the need to redesign them. For example, for an application like UBER, it would be very expensive to have to invest millions of dollars in maps. It would be much better to use Google maps, which are already available on the internet. An API takes care of that, of making the connection, a bridge that allows UBER to use Google maps.
But of course, not all APIs are destined for greatness or success. Many spectacular and very well-designed APIs have a serious problem, monetization. If you cannot monetize your product, the investment will have been in vain. But don’t worry, as we mentioned before, there is an API Marketplace called Zyla API Hub that will help you with that problem. Thanks to the features that we will mention below, you as a developer will be able to concentrate 100% on the functioning of the API, while this system will be in charge of advertising it.
Why Zyla API Hub?
The question has numerous answers. The Zyla API Hub bills itself as a user-friendly, intuitive, and dynamic public hub where API developers can post their works for consumption by users and customers. It resembles eBay or Amazon, the two most well-known internet markets in the world. Buyers visit the store knowing they can find all they need in one location since people advertise what they wish to sell. Similar principles apply to this “API Marketplace.”
There are various APIs that can be used right now. For instance, Plaraphy, GetMailet, Metals-API, Try Carbon API, and Codery, among others. Because Zyla API Hub thinks they should be available to everyone, they all have no-cost plans (as well as paid subscriptions). Undoubtedly, a paid plan will be superior to an unpaid one. Additionally, this API has marketing plans for promoting your API. For instance, on Amazon, once you publish your goods, that’s it; the only reason someone will buy them is that they found them. However, this system is unique since it advertises your product so that more people can use it.
Additionally, it provides you with premium assistance, which will assist you if you have any queries or doubts. Send an email to [email protected] or give us a call at (925) 953-2799. Additionally, a virtual chat is available on the website for communication.
Also published on Medium.