ProgrammableWeb

ProgrammableWeb was the original API directory and developer resource, founded by John Musser in 2005, documenting over 19,000 open web APIs and thousands of mashups and applications over 17 years of operation. It was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent in 2010, sold to MuleSoft in 2013, and ultimately shut down in October 2022 following Salesforce's acquisition of MuleSoft. The site's content is preserved through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.

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aid: programmableweb
name: ProgrammableWeb
description: ProgrammableWeb was the original API directory and developer resource, founded by John Musser in 2005, documenting
  over 19,000 open web APIs and thousands of mashups and applications over 17 years of operation. It was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent
  in 2010, sold to MuleSoft in 2013, and ultimately shut down in October 2022 following Salesforce's acquisition of MuleSoft.
  The site's content is preserved through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
type: Index
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tags:
- API Aggregation
- API Directory
- API Discovery
- Archived
- Developer Resources
- Mashups
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/programmableweb/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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  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
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  - type: Wikipedia
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common:
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- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/programmableweb
- type: Website
  url: https://www.programmableweb.com
- type: Retirement Notice
  url: https://www.mulesoft.com/programmableweb
- type: Internet Archive
  url: https://web.archive.org/web/2022/https://www.programmableweb.com
- type: Wikipedia
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProgrammableWeb
- type: Blog Post
  url: https://apievangelist.com/2022/10/15/programmableweb-is-shutting-down/
- type: History
  url: https://apievangelist.com/2012/12/30/history-of-apis-programmableweb/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com