Voice assistants – such as Alexa – have one of the highest adoption rates in history: more than 30 million devices have been sold. This large and growing number of devices creates a massive demand for a new type of
Three Common Misunderstandings about OpenID Connect
The top three things, that people do not understand about OpenID Connect. Misunderstanding 1: “We already got OAuth, so we don’t need OpenID Connect” Great, that you have OAuth. If you have it long enough, you probably have a big
OAuth 2 vs. OpenID Connect
For API security there are two standards — and both of their names start with the capital letter O. So it is no wonder, people ask all the time: What is the difference between OAuth 2 and OpenID Connect? The
New OpenID Connect Book Available Today!
How should we build signup and login for apps to increase app conversion? It needs to be simple. End-users tend to shy away from tedious onboarding processes or only get halfway through before they give up. How do some of
Digital Ecosystems – Talk at API Days Paris 2018
Digital Ecosystems – Fueled by APIsDon’t just publish APIs. Focus on creating an ecosystem with your APIs. API Days Paris 2018 https://www.apidays.co/parisDecember 11 & 12, 2018 | Paris Slides
Spotify API – How to get an OAuth Access Token
In this week’s episode, I review the Spotify API – more specifically the OAuth capability. My goal: get an OAuth Access Token for my app, so I can call the API. To achieve this goal, I will go to the
Spotify API – How to get a Playlist
In this week’s episode, I review the Spotify API. My goal: get a list of all the songs in a given Spotify playlist. To achieve this goal, I will go to the dev portal, learn about the API, use the
How to use the Image Search API of unsplash.com (API-Review Series)
In this week’s episode, I review the Image Search API of unsplash.com. In this episode, you can discover, what Image Search APIs can do for you, and how to call an Image Search API from a node.js application. Don’t miss
API-Review Series: How to use a GeoLocation API
In this week’s episode, I review the IP to GeoLocation API from ip-api.com. In this episode, you can discover, what IP to GeoLocation APIs can do for you, and how to call an API from a node.js application. Don’t miss
API-Review Series: What makes a great API?
In this new api-university.com youtube series, I want to figure out, what makes a great API with a great developer experience. And the best way to find out is to actually pick a couple of APIs, and try to use