Here Comes the Asteroid
Deno goes extinct, standards for humans vs agents, a new version of H3, a fresh podcast, how to find breaking changes, a review of the SAP API, and more!
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Breaking Change Detection in OpenAPI
A look at several approaches you can take to help stop breaking changes from sneaking up on you, using OpenAPI Tooling
Docsalot: Docs for bots... and not-bots
Docsalot founder Faizan Khan sits down with APIs You Won't Hate host Mike Bifulco to talk about helping devs automate and build better docs for their products... and more!
OpenAPI is Coming For Us All
In this dispatch of the newsletter: Arrazo is adding SOAP, an interview with Tabstack, Cloudflare Forge, Overlays 1.2.0, Interactive API Testing, and more!
OpenLint: picking up where Spectral left off
In an age of relentless slop, it's never been more important to protect your API ecosystems with automated style guides, and whilst Spectral has slowed down, OpenLint is about to hit the ground running.
Giving Models an API for the Web, with Tabstack
Podcast host Mike talks to Tessa and Steve from Tabstack about building an API that gives standalone models access to the web.
Stop the bloat: Clarity is Kindness
Why generate many word when few word do trick? Also: Golang's new JSON API, Restify 12, The Consensus API, introspect-mcp, and more!
APIs Are Having a Moment
With MCPs driving all kinds of rich functionality, APIs are having a real moment. Also in this newsletter: An Arazzo primer, MCP and OpenAPI, and a Hono deep-dive
Throwaway Tooling
In this edition of the newsletter: burnout in Open Source, GraphQL is governance, Fastify v6, Openapi.tools, and supply chain attacks, oh my!
Quick: Expose Every Endpoint!
When LLMs make code generation faster, how should API devs find the balance between speed and quality? Also in this newsletter: httpretty, Spectral gets forked, and the API Report Card
Extending OpenAPI
One of OpenAPI's unsung heroes is its ability to be extended elegantly. Also in this dispatch: Gin, the HTTP framework for Go, Upyo for sending email, Leaf Wiki, and the HTTP OPTIONS method.
Query Is Here
A fresh new HTTP method makes a big splash in the API world. Also in this newsletter, OpenAPI Python, GraphQL 17, Portman, and API Governance with OpenAPI
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How DO you Paywall an API?
We share some tools and tips for monetizing your api. Also in this newsletter: CORS Middleware in Go, Hummingbird2, GraphQL over HTTP,
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Slop APIs
The convenience of AI is driving devs to write code faster... but is it any good? Also in this newsletter: a podcast with Anvil, GoDoc, REST API vs GraphQL, Va Vite, and more!
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OpenAPI.tools is Growing
Our community-powered reference site for OpenAPI devtools hits its stride. Also in this dispatch: a podcast with Supergood, oapi-codegen for Golang, Vacuum OpenAPI Linter updates, and more!
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We 💚 Git-driven API clients
Git-driven API workflows are finding their footing with API dev teams, improving devX and repeatability. Also in this issue: MCP is just an API, Go-Fault, the very basics of HTTP Requests in node, and Speakeasy's Agent Skills
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Is REST Dead... Again?
API Developers debate the benefits of REST vs JSON-RPC when working with LLMs. Also in this newsletter: the politics of building APIs, FastAPI's continued growth, a comparison of serverless cold start times, and more!
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Sustainable APIs
A well designed system can provide utility while reducing overall energy use. Also in this newsletter: Clerk's API Keys product, Express 5.0, Ktor, and an illustrative HTTP code cheat sheet.
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A Shiny New OpenAPI Tools
We celebrate the long-awaited relaunch of the beloved site awesome-tools site driven by our community. Also in this edition - Postman acquires another API tools company (and another!), a fresh version of Bruno, the Arazzo 1.0 spec, and more!
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Design First, AI Never
In the age of vibe-coding, how can we convince teams to invest in design before building APIs? Also in this newsletter: OpenAPI 3.3, Reddit's microservices architecture, an update to Speakeasy for OpenApi 3.2.0, and more!
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NestJS: Bad, or Really Bad? 😉
In this newsletter: the Resty library for APIs in Golang, a new Bruno release, an interview with Kin Lane, and API Schema Automation for devs
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TanStack DB: No More Broken APIs
A fresh database framework with thoughtful developer experience, forms + JSON Schema, Open API 3.2.0 in .net, and more!
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Postman was Offline?
Should an HTTP client require a cloud connection to work? Also in this edition: JSONRiver, http caching, Jentic OpenAPI tools, Node 25, and GraphQLConf videos.
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Goodbye Stoplight?
Like saying farewell to a dear old friend, we reflect on our time with Stoplight. Also in this newsletter: Upgrading to OpenAPI 3.2, OpenAPI Format, Fibre for Go, and more!