Re:Ask HN: Why do companies provide APIs but not API clients?
by pesfandiar on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @03:19PM
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Priorities. And MBAs.
> for companies that we're paying > $100,000/yr. for access to their APIs
Case in point; they didn't need to provide any of that for you to pay. The value is coming from elsewhere, and they didn't think the extra upfront and ongoing cost of providing a client or docs is worth it.
> for companies that we're paying > $100,000/yr. for access to their APIs
Case in point; they didn't need to provide any of that for you to pay. The value is coming from elsewhere, and they didn't think the extra upfront and ongoing cost of providing a client or docs is worth it.