3% of organizations are taking other measures to mitigate the risks of using Generative AI to develop APIs.

5% of developers are actively transitioning from human-first to AI-first design for APIs.

OpenAI racked up 4.2 million calls over the past 12 months.

Gemini experienced 3.1 times year-over-year growth.

46% of developers worry about AI systems sharing or leaking API credentials.

34% of organizations identified improved AI readiness as a channel through which revenue comes from APIs.

3% of organizations do not know if Generative AI is perceived as a growing API security concern/risk within their organization.

11% of organizations raised their API security budgets by 16–20%.

Only 19% of security leaders are 'very confident' in their API inventory accuracy.

10% of organizations rely on monthly API checks.

16% of organizations cited APIs as critical for enabling autonomous systems such as AI agents, which rely on APIs for communication and orchestration.

45% of organizations pointed to digital transformation initiatives as a primary driver for modernizing legacy systems and accelerating new services.

9% of organizations have no plans to use GenAI in API development.

6% of organizations conduct threat modeling to assess the effectiveness of their API security measures.

35% of organizations are using APIs to support migration to modern cloud architectures.

16% of respondents identified that their company's API program doesn't drive enough observability and control.

10% of respondents identified that their company's API program is too difficult to staff/resource.

8% of respondents identified that it’s difficult to know what to prioritize within their company's API program.

7% of respondents identified that it’s difficult to know if their company's API program is compliant with new policies/regulations.

10% of organizations have advanced API security strategies that include dedicated API testing and protection.