APIs You Won't Hate
A no-nonsense (well, some-nonsense) podcast about API design & development, new features in the world of HTTP, service-orientated architecture, microservices, and probably bikes..
APIs You Won't Hate · APIs You Won't Hate, LLC
Show overview
APIs You Won't Hate has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 55 episodes. That works out to roughly 35 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 33 min and 47 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Technology show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 2 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 13 episodes published. Published by APIs You Won't Hate, LLC.
From the publisher
A no-nonsense (well, some-nonsense) podcast about API design & development, new features in the world of HTTP, service-orientated architecture, microservices, and probably bikes.
Latest Episodes
View all 55 episodesEp 55Anvil is the Data Company that makes PDFs a breeze
Mang-Git Ng on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manggit/Anvil - https://www.useanvil.com/Anvil on GitHub - https://github.com/anvilcoAnvil on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@useanvilAnvil on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@useanvilAnvile on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/useanvil/spectaql - docs generation: https://github.com/anvilco/spectaql Anvil is Hiring: Wellfound/Angellist: https://wellfound.com/company/useanvilBuild vs Buy Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/68VESxJNOw2GDP8Lcq8bdw?si=e5d3927f742744aaCreators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host Mang-Git Ng - Guest Click here to view the episode transcript.
Ep 54Supergood is building unofficial APIs for everything
Supergood.ai - Unofficial APIs, officially maintainedSupergood on githubAlex Klarfeld on [email protected] & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host Alex Klarfeld - Guest
Ep 53Building a Sustainable Future in APIs with Kin Lane
Kin Lane - personal websiteAPI EvangelistKin on GitHubKin on Socials: Bluesky Mastodon LinkedInCheck out Kin's Podcast, API Evangelist Conversations (Spotify & Apple Podcasts)Creators & Guests Kin Lane - Guest Phil Sturgeon - Host Click here to view the episode transcript.
Ep 52All about Mocking, with Wiremock's Tom Akehurst
Mocking is one of those things that started out as a simple idea, and has evolved to support an incredible amount of developer use cases over the years. In this episode of the Podcast, Tom from Wiremock chats with Phil about what mocking is, strategies for not littering OpenAPI doc with mocking details, and ways to keep api dev teams empowered by mocking, instead of hampered by it.Wiremockon BlueSky @wiremock.bsky.socialon Mastodon @fosstodon/wiremockon GitHub @wiremock/wiremockCreators & Guests Phil Sturgeon - Host Tom Akehurst - Guest Click here to view the episode transcript.
Ep 49Generating API Specs can be Painful, with Joel Clermont from Mastering Laravel
In this episode of 'APIs You Won't Hate', the Phil discusses API development with Joel Clermont, a prominent member of the Laravel PHP community. They explore different approaches to building APIs, focusing particularly on the debate between code-first and design-first methodologies. Joel shares his experiences and challenges with generating API specifications and expresses his preference for manually writing specs. They also touch on challenges related to auto-generated specs, including the risk of drift between code and documentation. Various tools and strategies for improving API spec accuracy and integration are discussed, highlighting the importance of planning and thorough documentation in API development.Joel Clermontwebsite - joelclermont.comgithub - @joelclermontWhy I don't like generating API specs on Mastering LaravelOpenAPI Overlay spec on GitHubUse OpenAPI Overlays Today from APIs You Won't HateScramble for LaravelCreators & Guests Phil Sturgeon - Host Joel Clermont - Guest
Ep 51Rails APIs and Clickfunnels with Rich Steinmetz
Rich Steinmetz (https://richstone.io/meet-rich)Clickfunnelshttps://clickfunnels.com/Developer portal https://developers.myclickfunnels.com/Bullet Train for Ruby on Rails - https://bullettrain.co/docs/apiSuperScaffolding - https://bullettrain.co/docs/super-scaffolding Hyrum's Law - https://www.hyrumslaw.com/Creators & Guests Rich Steinmetz - Guest
Ep 50Catching up with Phil, Mike, and Alexander
Though we've been working together for a long while, it turns out that Alexander, Phil, and Mike had never all recorded a podcast together before. We caught up to catch up on what everyone's been up to these past few months, to talk APIs, and to gab about the future of this very community. Creators & Guests Phil Sturgeon - Host Mike Bifulco - Host Alexander Karan - Host
Ep 48No more API usage nightmares, with Alex Klarfeld from Supergood.ai
Supergood.aiOSS on githubAlex KlarfeldGitHubLinkedInThreads / TwitterCreators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host Alex Klarfeld - Guest
Ep 47Building an API for Global News with Artem Bugara from Newscatcher
Artem BugaratwitterNewscatcher APIOn GitHub kotartemiy/newscatcherResearch PapersCreators & Guests Artem Bugara - Guest
Ep 46Convince me this is a bad idea: how Mercoa built a platform for accounts Payable
Show notesSandeep DineshLinkedInGitHubTwitterMercoaGitHub - mercoa-financeLinkedIn(00:00) - Sandeep Dinesh from Mercoa (15:57) - Debate me! Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host Sandeep Dinesh - Guest
Ep 45Designing the API for building Voice Assistants, with Nikhil Gupta from Vapi
(00:00) - Introduction and Guest Introduction (00:52) - The Future of Voice AI (01:56) - Wapi's Elevator Pitch (03:27) - Challenges and Opportunities in Voice AI (05:11) - Building Voice AI Solutions (11:00) - The Genesis of Wapi (16:39) - API Design and Developer Experience (21:23) - Docker vs Kubernetes: A Developer's Perspective (22:28) - Hello World with Wapi: A Hands-On Experience (23:34) - The Developer Experience: Making APIs Accessible (26:09) - The Future of Dev Tooling with AI (28:43) - Use Cases and Real-World Applications (33:23) - Technical Deep Dive: Building with Node and Kubernetes (37:59) - Team and Future Plans (39:15) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts vapi.aigithubopenapi spectwitterlinkedinblogdocshyperbound.ai - call bots to practice selling(00:00) - Introduction and Guest Introduction (00:52) - The Future of Voice AI (01:56) - Wapi's Elevator Pitch (03:27) - Challenges and Opportunities in Voice AI (05:11) - Building Voice AI Solutions (11:00) - The Genesis of Wapi (16:39) - API Design and Developer Experience (21:23) - Docker vs Kubernetes: A Developer's Perspective (22:28) - Hello World with Wapi: A Hands-On Experience (23:34) - The Developer Experience: Making APIs Accessible (26:09) - The Future of Dev Tooling with AI (28:43) - Use Cases and Real-World Applications (33:23) - Technical Deep Dive: Building with Node and Kubernetes (37:59) - Team and Future Plans (39:15) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host Nikhil Gupta - Guest
Ep 44Unkey's Globally Distributed API key generation - with cofounder James Perkins
Unkey: https://unkey.comOSS on GitHub: https://github.com/unkeyed/unkeyJames PerkinsGitHubTwitter (@james_r_perkins)Creators & Guests James Perkins - Guest Mike Bifulco - Host
Ep 43APIs for websites that don't have APIs, with Suchintan Singh from Skyvern
Skyvern https://www.skyvern.com/Skyvern is Open Source! https://github.com/Skyvern-AI/skyvernLaunch on Y Combinator's site: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/skyvernSuchintan Singh (YC S23) on LinkedInCreators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host Suchintan Singh - Guest
Ep 42Building a unified API on the shoulders of OSS with Robin Guldener from Nango
Robin Guldener from Nango talks to mike about building an open, unified API, the value of building on top of Open Source products, and building a growing product team on this episode of the podcast.Nango.dev - Open, Unified APINango on GitHubRobin Guldener on LinkedInCreators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host Robin Guldener - Guest
Ep 41Building a developer brand and simple API for email, with Zeno Rocha from Resend
Zeno's flash->javascript demo with HTML5, Wormzhttps://zenorocha.github.io/wormz/Zeno Rocha@ZenoRocha on Twitter@zenorocha on Threads Dracula themeReact emailResend.comResend ForwardBroadcasts - marketing emailsBatch email sending - send 100 emails with one API callCreators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host Zeno Rocha - Guest
Ep 40Princess Beef Heavy Industries, Vacuum, Wiretap: API linting & Compliance with Quobix
Quobix - Dave Shanley's site. Code is artdaveshanley/vacuum on GitHub - the world's fastest OpenAPI 3, OpenAPI 2 / Swagger linterwework/speccy on GitHub - Well Spectually 🤓 Enforce quality rules on your OpenAPI 3.0.x specifications.Wire⚡️Tap - is the world’s coolest OpenAPI compliance and testing tool, from QuobixBattle of the API Ratings from APIs You Won't Hate - Dive into a detailed comparison of Trebble's API Insights and Zuplo's Rate my API, exploring their unique approaches to evaluating API design, performance, and securityOpenapi.tools - an Open Source and community-driven list of high-quality, modern tools for OpenAPI from APIs You Won't Hate.
Ep 39Is your API able? With Allan Knabe from Apiable
Apiable is building an API Portal service that helps API teams to create, secure, market, and monetize API products. In this episode of the podcast, Apiable founder Allan Knabe has a chat with Mike Bifulco about building a great api product.Allan KnabeApiable - Every API is a businessCareers at ApiablePirate Weather
Ep 38Redocly, OpenAPI, and learning to Moonwalk with Lorna Jane Mitchell
Lorna Jane Mitchell - lornajane.netRedocly - https://redocly.com/Meet Redocly CLI: The Modern OpenAPI Sidekick OpenAPI 3.1 SpecOpenAPI Moonwalk (4.0 proposed spec)Find great tools for working with OpenAPI at https://openapi.tools
Ep 37Microsoft built Kiota to keep an API with 20,000 endpoints humming
Microsoft Kiota on GitHubDarrel MillerVincent Biret
Ep 36Catching up with Danny Sheridan from Fern
Mike and Danny Sheridan from Fern chat about updates to Fern: client library SDK codegen, and their great new docs site generator tool.Fern - https://buildwithfern.com/Danny Sheridan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheridandanny/Amazon SmithyPalantir ConjureFern OSS on GitHubCohereAPIs You Won't Hate: Make your API IdempotentFern Careers