ProgrammableWeb

ProgrammableWeb API Directory

ProgrammableWeb maintained the world's largest directory of open web APIs, mashups, and developer tools. The directory documented over 19,000 APIs and served as the primary resource for API discovery from 2005 to 2022. The site has been retired and content is available through the Internet Archive.

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Website
https://www.programmableweb.com
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Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProgrammableWeb
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/programmableweb/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: programmableweb:programmableweb-directory
name: ProgrammableWeb API Directory
description: ProgrammableWeb maintained the world's largest directory of open web APIs, mashups, and developer
  tools. The directory documented over 19,000 APIs and served as the primary resource for API discovery
  from 2005 to 2022. The site has been retired and content is available through the Internet Archive.
humanURL: https://web.archive.org/web/2022/https://www.programmableweb.com
tags:
- API Directory
- API Discovery
- Archived
- Mashups
properties:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.programmableweb.com
- type: Wikipedia
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProgrammableWeb