By industry
By initiatives
The 2nd Annual report on the state of APIs in 2024: “The Anatomy of an API” has been published and can be freely downloaded and distributed (as long as Treblle is mentioned as the source).
Key Findings
- 1000 APIs per organization
Most enterprise-level organizations maintain over 1000 APIs within their landscape, the majority of which are designed for internal use.
- 42/100 avg. JS-based API score
The average API quality score, in 2024., across all languages, was 57 (out of 100). Javascript-based APIs scored 26% below the average with a score of 42 (out of 100).
- 807% AI-related APIs
In 2024, the number of AI-related APIs grew by 807% compared to last year, while the average growth across all other sectors and industries has been 10%.
- 42 endpoints per API
The average API in 2024. had 42 endpoints. This represents a substantial increase since last year when the average was just 22 endpoints.
- 52% requests had no authentication
52% of requests had no form of authentication, 55% of requests didn’t use SSL/TLS encryption and the average security score was 40 (out of 100).
