API Product Metrics

In the previous chapter, Infrastructure Metrics, you learned about the infrastructure metrics that form the foundation of your API analytics. Assuming your APIs are operational and in a position to meet customer expectations, you can start thinking about product metrics and start measuring the your customers' journey across discovery, activation, acquisition, retention, and the overall experience. By keeping track of every step a customer takes, you can find out where they get stuck, where they fail, and what your developer experience does best.

In this chapter, you’ll find out about the different metrics you can use to learn more about your customers. The main topics covered in this chapter include the following:

• Defining product metrics
• Discovery
• Engagement
• Acquisition
• Activation
• Retention
• Experience

The metrics you will learn about in this chapter can be used across all the stakeholders in your product to...