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APIs for Product Managers
Module 1
Module 1: What an API Actually Is
The API Is a Contract, Not a Technology
Why "I'm Not Technical" Is the Most Expensive Sentence in Product
The Three APIs You Will Actually Encounter
Anatomy of a Request and a Response
Where PMs Actually Sit in the API Lifecycle
Module 2
Module 2: How APIs Work, Just Enough to Be Dangerous
HTTP Methods and Status Codes: The Vocabulary You Need
Authentication and Authorization, Explained Without Jargon
Rate Limits, Pagination, and Idempotency: Why These Words Cost You Money
Reading an API Spec (OpenAPI/Swagger) Without Panicking
Module 3
Module 3: Designing APIs as a Product, Not a Feature
Designing the Developer Experience (DX)
Versioning and Backward Compatibility: The Promise You Cannot Break
Writing API Documentation Developers Actually Use
REST vs. GraphQL vs. Webhooks: A Data-and-Use-Case Framework
Module 4
Module 4: The API Product Lifecycle
Deciding What API to Build (and What Not To)
Writing an API PRD That Engineers Can Build From
Running an API Design Review
Beta, GA, Deprecation, and Sunset: Managing an API's Whole Life
Module 5
Module 5: Strategy, Security, and Working Cross-Functionally
Monetizing APIs: Four Models and When Each Works
Platform Strategy: Becoming the API Your Ecosystem Builds On
API Security and Privacy, in Plain English
Vocabulary Fluency: Fifteen Terms That Change How Engineers Treat You
Lesson 1
The API Is a Contract, Not a Technology
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The API Is a Contract, Not a Technology