API Developer Weekly
Oct 30, 2025 - Issue #563
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This week includes some outstanding articles that reflect the current season of technology that we find ourselves. First, we look at the current state of APIs in 2025, from API first to AI-based consumers. This article gives us some insights into whether APIs are still "a thing" these days, with all the talk about AI. Next, we have a great article that summarizes the top 6 API styles available today, when to use them, and when to consider an alternative. Unlike many articles, this one doesn't say that "REST is dead" or "GraphQL is the way", opting instead to find the proper use cases applicable to each style. This is something I can appreciate, as there is never a singular answer for everything.
We also look at the case for using hypermedia controls (aka hypermedia links) to help drive context into AI responses for AI-based consumers. We may have finally found a reason to force hypermedia upon the masses. Along those lines, when hypermedia isn't available then AI needs better documentation, so we have an article that covers that perspective as well.
Finally, we look at the burnout that is starting to take place with AI. People have been working their day jobs during the week, then lured into the latest hotness on long weekends. This pace cannot be sustained and it is starting to take its toll.
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Featured Articles
A Deep Dive Into the State of the API 2025
Postman's State of the API 2025 report exposes a trend toward AI API development, increased API revenue using APIs, and other findings. by Art Anthony [nordicapis.com]
Top 6 API Styles: Choosing the Best Fit for Your Project
From clutter to clarity Top 6 API Styles: Choosing the Best Fit for Your Project Six ways to connect systems - and six ways to shoot yourself in the foot. As I like to say, you can do anything with ... by Serhii Malyshev [javascript.plainenglish.io]
API Attack Awareness: Business Logic Abuse - Exploiting the Rules of the Game
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues, we wanted to dive even deeper into the attack methods affecting APIs. We've already reviewed Broken Object Level Authentication (BOLA), injection attacks, and authentication flaws; this week, we're exploring business logic abuse (BLA). Unlike technical flaws, business logic flaws exploit how an API is designed to behave. by Jack Poller [securityboulevard.com]
Context engineering is sleeping on the humble hyperlink
The dream of hypermedia can come to fruition in a world where clients can not only parse, but navigate with intent. by Michael Bleigh [mbleigh.dev]
How to Optimize API Documentation for AI Discoverability
Learn how to optimize API documentation for AI discoverability with structured data, examples, and other best practices. by J Simpson [nordicapis.com]
Are AI Agents the New APIs?
AI agents are reshaping how APIs are used, but they're not replacing them. Learn how APIs and agentic AI coexist in 2025. by J Simpson [nordicapis.com]
Business of APIs
AI Agents Are the New APIs: Mashery Founder's New Company
We talk to Oren Michels, who ran API company Mashery in Web 2.0. He's back now with a modern twist: Barndoor, a control plane for agentic AI. by Richard MacManus [thenewstack.io]
(Un)Related
Burning out
The international AI industry's collective risk. by Nathan Lambert [interconnects.ai]
The Myth of the Talking Gateway
Gateways were meant to connect, not to converse. Yet we keep designing architectures where the infrastructure talks louder than the APIs themselves. by Daniel Kocot [architecturalbytes.substack.com]
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