World Congress 2023 • Oct 6, 2023

How to Monetize Your APIs

Stop killing your API revenue with confusing token-based pricing. Discover how to build freemium models, price by true value, and turn backend services into profitable products.

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1:35 min

Adapting monetization models as customers build internal developer tools

Lee Edwards

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3:27 min

Productizing internal APIs and revolutionizing cloud economics

Werner Vogels

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8:26 min

Audience Q&A on privacy, monetization, and accuracy

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1:40 min

Summarizing key engineering lessons for platform API development

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Creating pay-per-call APIs with payment streams

Rafa Jiménez · LIVE

1:44 min

Real-world examples of monetizing APIs with agentic payments

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