API management is a core part of the infrastructure in the agent economy. Ibbaka recently studied value in the API management category and uncovered some important ways APIs are creating value and competing with each other. The report includes a value map for the API management category and a design structure matrix (DSM) that shows the key clusters of functionality in this category.

Reddit introduced API pricing in the spring of 2023. In many ways it was well motivated, but it generated a lot of community blowback and damaged Reddit’s reputation. What can we learn from Reddit’s experience?