You're reading from API Analytics for Product Managers Understand key API metrics that can help you grow your business

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803247656

Length 344 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

REST API

Author (1):

Deepa Goyal

View More author details

Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:The API Landscape

2. Chapter 1: API as a Product FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: API Product Management

4. Chapter 3: API Life Cycle and Maturity

5. Chapter 4: Building and Managing API Products

6. Chapter 5: Growth for API Products

7. Chapter 6: Support Models for API Products

8. Part 2: Understanding the Developer

9. Chapter 7: Walking in the Customer’s Shoes

10. Chapter 8: Customer Expectations and Goals

11. Chapter 9: Components of API Experience

12. Part 3: Deep Dive into Key Metrics for API Products

13. Chapter 10: Infrastructure Metrics

14. Chapter 11: API Product Metrics

15. Chapter 12: Business Metrics

16. Part 4: Setting a Cohesive Analytics Strategy

17. Chapter 13: Drawing the Big Picture with Data

18. Chapter 14: Keeping Metrics Honest

19. Chapter 15: Counter Metrics to Avoid Blind Spots

20. Chapter 16: Decision-Making with Data

21. The API Analytics Cheat Sheet

22. Index

Why subscribe?

23. Other Books You May Enjoy

Measuring operations’ efficiency

Operational metrics are important for any business, but they are particularly important for API businesses. This is because API businesses depend on the cloud to deliver their software, and operational metrics can help make sure that the software is always and reliably delivered.

Some specific ways in which operational metrics can be important for a SaaS business include:

Identifying problems and bottlenecks: Operational metrics can help to identify problems or bottlenecks in the delivery of the software, such as slow response times or high error rates. This can help to identify areas that need improvement and optimize the delivery of the software.
Monitoring performance: Operational metrics can help to monitor the overall performance of the software, including metrics such as uptime and availability. This can help to ensure that the software is performing as expected and meeting the needs of users.
Providing insights into...