# Shaun Inman - "10 reasons why you need to build an API"

DevFeed: [Shaun Inman - "10 reasons why you need to build an API"](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/shaun-inman-10-reasons-why-you-need-to-build-an-api-35296.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/future-of-web-apps/shaun-inman-mint-api/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2006-03-12T18:08:06Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [apis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apis.md>), [code-quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-quality.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [firefox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firefox.md>), [futureofwebapps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/futureofwebapps.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

A summary of Shaun Inman's presentation about ten reasons to build an API, including data ownership, developer goodwill, community building, code quality, reuse, extensibility, alternate inputs, unexpected applications, and turning an application into a platform. It also notes Mint's initial Firefox and Safari support.

## Source excerpt

"Unlock the power of APIs: 10 reasons to embrace the future of web apps."