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Avi Chawlaยท2025-10-28 06:36

AI-Ready API Importance - The industry emphasizes the growing need for "Agent-ready" APIs as every website transitions to this paradigm [1][2] - APIs must be well-documented for Agents to easily understand endpoints, parameters, data expectations, and error recovery [3] - Agents should not have to guess how an API works to avoid friction, inconsistency, and potential errors [5] AI Adoption and API Design - 89% of developers use AI daily, but only 24% design APIs with AI agents in mind, highlighting a significant gap [2] - Addressing this gap is crucial because Agents cannot navigate poorly documented or broken endpoints like human developers can [2] Postman's Solution - Postman's Agent Mode automatically generates detailed, contextual documentation for APIs based on request/response examples and usage patterns [4] - Postman's AI-powered platform allows users to explore, debug, and build APIs using natural language [4] - Postman facilitates the design, documentation, publishing, and monitoring of APIs that are reliably usable by both humans and agents [5] Future Implications - Agents will increasingly handle tasks such as making purchases, finding the best options, and filling out job applications [6] - Predictable structures, machine-readable metadata, and standardized behavior are essential for AI-ready APIs [7]