API Intersection

Building a great API requires more than code.

First, you have to design one collaboratively with your team. Then you have to build it with the intention of providing a great developer experience.

Once it’s built, you have to focus on governance and consistency.

And ultimately, you need to focus on maximizing your API’s profitability, all while ensuring everyone on your team is on the same page.

Jason Hartman has been working with APIs for over a decade, serving currently as CTO of Stoplight, and formerly as Head of API Design at PayPal, and CTO of Typeform, among others.

On API Intersection, Jason and a few co-hosts are going to help you design, build, and maintain world-class APIs that better serve your end-user and your company.

Each week, you’ll hear from professionals running APIs at some of the most successful companies in the world, topical episodes breaking down things like API design, Governance, Platform Transformation (and more), or AMA episodes answering listener questions.

We hope you enjoy it, and we’ll see you in the next episode.

What is API Intersection?

Building a successful API requires more than just coding.

It starts with collaborative design, focuses on creating a great developer experience, and ends with getting your company on board, maintaining consistency, and maximizing your API’s profitability.

In the API Intersection, you’ll learn from experienced API practitioners who transformed their organizations, and get tangible advice to build quality APIs with collaborative API-first design.

Jason Harmon brings over a decade of industry-recognized REST API experience to discuss topics around API design, governance, identity/auth versioning, and more.

They’ll answer listener questions, and discuss best practices on API design (definition, modeling, grammar), Governance (multi-team design, reviewing new API’s), Platform Transformation (culture, internal education, versioning) and more.

They’ll also chat with experienced API practitioners from a wide array of industries to draw out practical takeaways and insights you can use.

Have a question for the podcast? DM us or tag us on Twitter at @stoplightio.