Resumen

CONSTANZO, Marcela; CASAS, Sandra; VIDAL, Graciela  y  CRUZ, Diana. Uses and problems of Web APIs in the Argentine Republic. Tecnol. cienc. [online]. 2022, n.44, pp.79-97.  Epub 25-Jul-2022. ISSN 1666-6933.  http://dx.doi.org/10.33414/rtyc.44.79-97.2022.

Web APIs enable software reuse and access to services and resources, and have produced a real business perspective, the API Economy. For this reason, insights have become essential, to help define benchmarks and provide insights into emerging trends at various stages of the development lifecycle. This paper presents the results of the first survey focused mainly on developers in Argentina. The objective of the study is to know the uses and problems of software developers who consume web APIs in Argentina. This survey collected information based on opinions and experiences. The results indicate that external APIs, such as REST, storage, eCommerce are the most used. The most critical issues reported focus on changes due to the evolution of the APIs and the fields included in the responses. In relation to usability, errors such as the lack or poor documentation and, as a worrying aspect, the predominance of manual problem solving stand out.

Palabras clave : Rest APIs; Web APIs; Web Service.

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