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24 alternatives to Build APIs You Won't Hate

Everyone and their dog wants an API

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Build APIs You Won't Hate launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Build APIs You Won't Hate▲69

   All you need to know about writing APIs

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Building APIs with Node.js▲130

   Build scalable APIs in Node.js platform

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   API List▲560

   A collective list of APIs. Build something.

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Project Oxford▲301

   A catalogue of artificial intelligence APIs by Microsoft

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5AM
   API Marketplace for Developers by Developers▲54

   2016 · askmacgyver.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shelf Joy▲126

   A Facebook bot to deliver hand-curated book suggestions

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Getting Real▲234

   The smarter way to build web apps. A free book by 37signals.

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   How to Build a Billion Dollar App▲92

   Guide to building an app-based business

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9AC
   A collective list of APIs – apilist.fun▲12

   2017 · docs.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AB
    A book on Building API's with Rails▲8

    2014 · apionrails.icalialabs.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    StdLib 1.0▲268

    Discover pre-built APIs, compose your own and build apps

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Apiary▲101

    Blueprint for API Development

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14WV
    WrapAPI v2 – Build APIs, scrapers, bots on any website▲166

    2017 · wrapapi.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Api Hunt▲180

    Discover an extensive collection of over 500 technology APIs

    2024 · apihunt.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Building Software Products in a Weekend▲84

    Free book about building MVPs fast.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ruby on Rails Podcast - 201: API-first, planning-second▲91

    Building REST API's with Rails

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hello, Startup▲76

    A programmer's guide to building products, tech & teams

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Inspired▲83

    How to create products customers love

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Node: Up and Running▲72

    Ebook for building scalable apps with Node

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    API List▲36

    A collective list of APIs. Build something.

    2018 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Starting + Sustaining▲92

    A guide to plan, launch and run a web app

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Changelog - #189: JSON API with Yehuda Katz▲66

    Yehuda's start as a programmer and the spec for building API

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Master Ruby Web APIs▲64

    Learn everything about building web APIs with Ruby.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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