APIs and API Marketplace
APIs and API Marketplace
Part A: Identify a business domain for transform using all 3 API categories need to
Data as a Service
Intelligence as a Service
Action as a Service
Part B: Analyze and compare API market place to identify What is their purpose, why
they exist, their business model and what can you do which can add further value to the
ecosystem.
Below is the example of 2 such websites (you can Google API marketplace/repository
to find more):- programmableweb.com ( directory /repository)rapidapi.com(
marketplace)
API Paradigms
Data as a Service
Cloud Strategy to facilitate accessibility of business critical data in a timely, secure and
affordable manner without any organizational or geographical separation
Intelligence as a Service
Subscription-based cloud offering of capabilities such as organizing, analyzing,
interpreting and presenting of data in order to provide insight and invoke action.
Action as a Service
On-demand delivery of digital actions or output over cloud such as language translation,
facial Recognition etc.
Healthcare Sector Opportunities
Data As A Service
Patient Medical History
Patient Hereditary Medical Information
Patient Insurance Data
Medical billing data and scheduling data
Patient’s preferences such as Organ Donor or Do Not Resuscitate
Medicine Info including Alternatives and Dosage
New Drug Clinical Research Data
Drug Side Effects and cures
Blood and Organ Bank Data
Availability of Specialists, Equipment’s and Procedures
Vaccination Schedule
Update on suggested Vaccine
Info on governmental, charitable, community driven subsidized offerings
Travel Advisories like Yellow Fever Vaccine
Healthcare Sector Opportunities
Intelligence As A Service
Diagnosis and Treatment Selection [Medical History + Symptoms]
Health Insurance Plan Selection
Doctor and Hospital Selection
Reduce fraud
Community and Age Based Medicine
Toplan capacity and staffing at Hospitals, Dispensaries and
Health Centres
Research more extensively to cure cancer
Healthcare Sector Opportunities
Action As A Service
Image Diagnostic [Identifying Tumours & Carcinogenic cells]
AI-driven Virtual & Robo-Doctor [Chatbot Consultancy]
24/7 Online Video Consultations – Ring a Doctor.Com
Specialist and Procedure Appointment
Care Alert & Dispatch based on Vitals captured through wearable devices
API Marketplace
An API Marketplace
is a Platform to
effectively connect
API Producers with
API Consumers and
create Value through
available Tools on
that platform
API Marketplace
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Courtesy:WSO2.com
API Marketplace: Business Model
Major Revenue source for API market place is getting a
share from the monetised value of the offerings generally
around 20% as in case by rapidapi.com.
This is further augmented by advertising and
collaboration of their portal and activities.
API Marketplace: Business Models