26% of organizations that generate API revenue derive between 10% to 25% of their total revenue from APIs.

54% of organizations identified improved user experience as a channel through which revenue comes from APIs.

42% of organizations identified reduced engineering overhead as a channel through which revenue comes from APIs.

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

26% of developers, architects, and executives use Azure API Gateway.

Only 10% of developers are using MCP regularly.

23% of developers, architects, and executives use other gateway solutions.

67% of developers, architects, and executives adopt integration testing practices.

11% of organizations use three or more API gateways.

57% of developers, architects, and executives conduct performance testing.

9% of organizations rated the tools they use to detect and prevent API attacks as not very effective.

23% of organizations indicated APIs are enabling advanced analytics, automation, and business insights powered by machine learning.

20% of organizations monitor their APIs continuously in real-time.

1% of organizations did not know how confident they were in the accuracy of their API inventories.

26% of organizations said a strong compliance posture is a metric for measuring API security ROI.

93% of teams struggle with API collaboration.

23% of organizations that generate API revenue derive between 26% to 50% of their total revenue from APIs.

Only 17% of developers, architects, and executives adopt contract testing.

18% of organizations said cost savings from breach prevention is a metric for measuring API security ROI.

30% of organizations reported a 0–50% increase in API growth.