Agentic AI plus APIs sounds powerful, but backend latency can spiral fast when multiple services are involved. This post breaks down practical patterns and context-engineering techniques to reduce latency and instability in real-world agent workflows.
CI/CD-based security checks are powerful, but they have a blind spot: they only analyze what they can see. Today, we welcome Miles Brown to the blog to explore how shadow APIs bypass pipelines and introduce hidden risk.
What is role-based access control, and where does it fall short? As alternatives like ABAC and PBAC emerge, we look at the evolving access control landscape and when different models make sense for API security.
Many organizations now manage hundreds of APIs across an increasingly fragmented mix of gateways and API management platforms. Is API gateway federation the solution? Adriano Mota takes a closer look today.
Machine-readable doesn't necessarily mean machine-optimized. As AI agents become API consumers, specification design matters more than ever. Here's what API designers need to rethink when building specs for LLM-driven consumption.
Short-lived JWTs are standard in OAuth, but they are especially critical for autonomous AI agents. J Simpson explains how proper token handling helps ensure secure, relevant API access in agentic AI workflows.
Agentic AI is changing how APIs are called, explored, and adapted. This piece looks at why tracing agent identity and enforcing privileges is critical in an AI-driven API economy.
Even Netflix can stumble under synchronized global demand. J Simpson breaks down what the Stranger Things outages reveal about scaling APIs, microservices, and edge-first architectures.
Future competitive advantage may matter less about who builds the best AI model and more about who manages and secures the infrastructure those models rely on. Chris Darvill argues the API fabric is becoming the real differentiator.
Welcome Kong, Gold Sponsor of #PlatformSummit2026.
Providing the foundation for secure AI adoption and API-first architectures across modern environments.
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Great developer conference talks rarely happen by accident. From finding a strong narrative arc to rehearsing with intention, these practical tips show how standout tech talks are built behind the scenes.
Most large companies are now grappling with countless APIs and various API gateways. Today, we look at a handful of management platforms that explicitly cater to multi-gateway management.
APIs expect determinism. Yet, LLMs are probabilistic. Here's a look at some of the risks when these two areas collide, and some guardrails that allow AI to safely make API calls.
Some of the most critical systems in tech rely on decades-old protocols. Learn why legacy API technologies remain essential and how they are adapting to the AI-driven future.
Different API architectures excel in different scenarios. Explore how REST, webhooks, gRPC, and HATEOAS compare so you can design more resilient systems.
Internal API platforms help teams reduce hidden coupling, improve reliability, and move faster without stepping on each other. Here's a practical look at the benefits (and tradeoffs) of going API-first internally.
Just-in-time authorization secures APIs against non-human consumers like AI agents, bots, and services by enforcing least privilege. Today, Art Anthony reviews key takeaways from Jacob Ideskog's latest Platform Summit talk.
As AI adoption grows, so does the need for structured internal approaches. This guide outlines practical steps for building safer, more discoverable, workflow-aligned tools for AI-driven operations.
From subscription tiers to token systems, freemium, partner revenue, and data services, API monetization is evolving quickly. Here are nine approaches API providers are using to stay profitable at scale.
API-first typically yields better documentation and more standardized, predictable APIs. That is good news for organizations looking to make AI systems more reliable, efficient, and secure.
We're excited to welcome Gravitee as a Platinum Sponsor of #PlatformSummit2026.
Gravitee brings APIs, event streams, and emerging AI-driven workloads together under one API management approach.
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MCP has a hidden power: efficiently surfacing developer documentation. Today, we look at how Mastercard, AWS, and Google are already implementing MCP to improve how developer documentation is accessed.
The era of opening data to third-party developers without restraint is sunsetting. Here's why the future of public APIs and AI looks increasingly uncertain, according to Art Anthony.
Identity is the linchpin of securing safe agentic AI access to APIs. Kristopher Sandoval explains why identity control matters, and what it looks like in practice for agent-driven API traffic.
Treating internal APIs as "good enough" tools leads to fragmentation and low adoption. This step-by-step checklist outlines how to apply product thinking to internal APIs to make them discoverable and collaboratively governed.
What can Stranger Things teach us about building highly resilient, decoupled, API-based systems? Actually, quite a lot. J Simpson explains why on the blog.
Rather than acting as a relay proxy like MCP, UTCP works more like a descriptive manual for AI agents, enabling direct calls to tools using their native API interfaces and protocols.
AI has reshaped the tech world, but one of the least discussed shifts is how it changes connectivity. Today on the blog, Chris Darvill from Kong unpacks the economics of API connectivity and why APIs are key to gaining an edge in the AI era.
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