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API Analytics for Product Managers

By : Deepa Goyal
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API Analytics for Product Managers

By: Deepa Goyal

Overview of this book

APIs are crucial in the modern market as they allow faster innovation. But have you ever considered your APIs as products for revenue generation? API Analytics for Product Managers takes you through the benefits of efficient researching, strategizing, marketing, and continuously measuring the effectiveness of your APIs to help grow both B2B and B2C SaaS companies. Once you've been introduced to the concept of an API as a product, this fast-paced guide will show you how to establish metrics for activation, retention, engagement, and usage of your API products, as well as metrics to measure the reach and effectiveness of documentation—an often-overlooked aspect of development. Of course, it's not all about the product—as any good product manager knows; you need to understand your customers’ needs, expectations, and satisfaction too. Once you've gathered your data, you’ll need to be able to derive actionable insights from it. This is where the book covers the advanced concepts of leading and lagging metrics, removing bias from the metric-setting process, and bringing metrics together to establish long- and short-term goals. By the end of this book, you'll be perfectly placed to apply product management methodologies to the building and scaling of revenue-generating APIs.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
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The API Analytics Cheat Sheet

Key success factors (KSFs) for APIs

KSFs are critical areas or elements that are necessary for the success of an API. Identifying the KSFs for an API can help you understand what you need to focus on to ensure your APIs are successful.

For an API, the KSFs can vary depending on the specific use case, but some examples could include the following:

  • Performance: The API should have a low response time, high throughput, and a low error rate
  • Scalability: The API should be able to handle a high number of requests and increases in traffic
  • Reliability: The API should be available and responsive at all times, with minimal downtime
  • Security: The API should be secure and protect sensitive data
  • Usability: The API should be easy to use and understand for developers
  • Flexibility: The API should be flexible and able to integrate with different systems and platforms
  • Adoption: The API should be widely adopted by developers and organizations
  • Retention: The API should...