The whole network behind one REST API — unified search, 5,100+ posts, 77 topic areas, 2,400+ governance building blocks, conversations, papers, services, vocabulary, and newsletters from a single base URL. Keyless free tier; x-api-key raises limits.
This API exposes
66 operations
across 66 paths,
organized into 18 resource areas,
and defines 7 schemas.
It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.2.0.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.apievangelist.com/v1.
66 operations66 paths7 schemas66 GET
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
API Evangelist Network API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (ApiKeyAuth).
By default, every request must be authenticated, though some operations may also be called without credentials.
Across 66 paths, the API surfaces 66 operations — 66 GET. They span 18 resource areas, including Overview, Stories, Areas, Guidance, Governance, Toolbox, Operations, Media, and 10 more. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Overview 2
Service info and unified search across the whole network.
GET
/
Info
getServiceInfo→ 200
GET
/search
Search
searchNetwork8 params→ 200
Stories 2
The API Evangelist blog — 5,000+ posts since 2010.
GET
/posts
Stories
listPosts8 params→ 200
GET
/posts/{slug}
Story
getPost2 params→ 200404
Areas 3
The 77 focused topic areas and their related-area graph.
GET
/areas
Areas
listAreas5 params→ 200
GET
/areas/{slug}
Area
getArea1 param→ 200404
GET
/areas/{slug}/related
Related content across the network.
getAreaRelated3 params→ 200404
Guidance 8
Editorial guidance across the history, technology, business, politics, governance, and evangelism of APIs.
GET
/guidance/sections/history
History
listGuidanceHistory3 params→ 200
GET
/guidance/sections/technology
Technology
listGuidanceTechnology3 params→ 200
GET
/guidance/sections/business
Business
listGuidanceBusiness3 params→ 200
GET
/guidance/sections/politics
Politics
listGuidancePolitics3 params→ 200
GET
/guidance/sections/governance
Governance
listGuidanceGovernance3 params→ 200
GET
/guidance/sections/evangelism
Evangelism
listGuidanceEvangelism3 params→ 200
GET
/guidance
Guidance
listGuidance6 params→ 200
GET
/guidance/{slug}
Guidance Entry
getGuidanceItem2 params→ 200404
Governance 4
The policies and rules that align the business and engineering sides of API operations.
GET
/policies
Policies
listPolicies6 params→ 200
GET
/policies/{slug}
Policy
getPoliciesItem2 params→ 200404
GET
/rules
Rules
listRules6 params→ 200
GET
/rules/{slug}
Rule
getRulesItem2 params→ 200404
Toolbox 10
Standards, solutions, tools, schema, and properties — the raw materials of API operations.
GET
/standards
Standards
listStandards6 params→ 200
GET
/standards/{slug}
Standard
getStandardsItem2 params→ 200404
GET
/solutions
Solutions
listSolutions4 params→ 200
GET
/solutions/{slug}
Solution
getSolution1 param→ 200404
GET
/tools
Tools
listTools4 params→ 200
GET
/tools/{slug}
Tool
getTool1 param→ 200404
GET
/schema
Schemas
listSchema6 params→ 200
GET
/schema/{slug}
Schema
getSchemaItem2 params→ 200404
GET
/properties
Properties
listProperties6 params→ 200
GET
/properties/{slug}
Property
getPropertiesItem2 params→ 200404
Operations 6
Strategies, experiences, and the stops along the API lifecycle.
GET
/strategies
Strategies
listStrategies6 params→ 200
GET
/strategies/{slug}
Strategy
getStrategiesItem2 params→ 200404
GET
/experiences
Experiences
listExperiences6 params→ 200
GET
/experiences/{slug}
Experience
getExperiencesItem2 params→ 200404
GET
/lifecycle
Lifecycle
listLifecycle6 params→ 200
GET
/lifecycle/{slug}
Lifecycle Stage
getLifecycleItem2 params→ 200404
Media 7
Conversations, videos, white papers, and the newsletter.
GET
/conversations
Conversations
listConversations4 params→ 200
GET
/conversations/{slug}
Conversation
getConversation2 params→ 200404
GET
/videos
Videos
listVideos4 params→ 200
GET
/videos/{slug}
Video
getVideo2 params→ 200404
GET
/papers
Papers
listPapers3 params→ 200
GET
/papers/{slug}
Paper
getPaper1 param→ 200404
GET
/newsletters
Newsletter
listNewsletters2 params→ 200
Reference 3
The API vocabulary and the static machine-readable feeds.
GET
/vocabulary
Vocabularies
listVocabulary4 params→ 200
GET
/vocabulary/{category}
Vocabulary
listVocabularyCategory3 params→ 200
GET
/feeds
Feeds
listFeeds→ 200
Timelines 4
The API, resource, industry, and people timelines behind sixteen years of research.
GET
/timelines/api
API
getTimelineApi3 params→ 200
GET
/timelines/resources
Resources
getTimelineResources3 params→ 200
GET
/timelines/industries
Industries
getTimelineIndustries3 params→ 200
GET
/timelines/people
People
getTimelinePeople3 params→ 200
Services 2
API Evangelist's first-party offerings — the front door to working with Kin Lane.
GET
/services
Services
listServices4 params→ 200
GET
/services/{slug}
Service
getService2 params→ 200404
Contact 1
Every way to reach API Evangelist.
GET
/contact
Contact
getContact→ 200
Tags 2
The tag taxonomy across the whole network — the map of everything API Evangelist covers, and the join key behind every /related response.
GET
/tags
Browse and rank the network tag taxonomy.
listTags4 params→ 200
GET
/tags/{slug}
One tag with everything it labels across the network.
getTag4 params→ 200404
Synthesis 2
Curated synthesis over the network rather than raw retrieval: guides assembled for a topic, and the counts behind the catalog.
GET
/guide
PRO — Curated cross-network guide for a topic.
getGuide1 param→ 200400403
GET
/stats
PRO — Catalog intelligence.
getStats→ 200
APIs 1
Individual API resources tracked across the network, and the relevance graph between them.
GET
/posts/{slug}/related
Related content across the network.
getPostRelated3 params→ 200404
Papers 1
White papers and reports, and the relevance graph between them.
GET
/papers/{slug}/related
Related content across the network.
getPaperRelated3 params→ 200404
Building Blocks 1
The governance building blocks — guidance, rules, policies, standards, strategies, schema, properties, experiences and lifecycle — and the relevance graph between them.
GET
/guidance/{slug}/related
Related content across the network.
getGuidanceRelated3 params→ 200404
Insights 7
Demand-side intelligence — what ~5,800 companies (Fortune 1000 + API providers) build, buy, and hire for around APIs, data, and AI. Discovery is free; per-company depth + gaps are…
GET
/insights
Insights overview.
getInsightsSummary→ 200
GET
/insights/dimensions
Rank the 40 investment dimensions by company signal. Free.
listInsightDimensions2 params→ 200
GET
/insights/adoption
Services / tools / standards ranked by adoption. Free.
listInsightAdoption3 params→ 200
GET
/insights/industries
Industry rollup. Free.
listInsightIndustries→ 200
GET
/insights/companies
Browse profiled companies by name, ranked by readiness. Free.
listInsightCompanies3 params→ 200
GET
/insights/company/{slug}
One company's demand-side profile — thin preview (free) or full 40-dimension profile (Pro).
getCompanyInsight1 param→ 200404
GET
/insights/company/{slug}/gaps
PRO — a company's weakest investment dimensions.
getCompanyGaps1 param→ 200403
Schemas 7
The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Doc (8 properties), ContactOption (5 properties), Engage (3 properties), Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Doc
object
One network resource. Extra type-specific fields (guest, outline, party, …) appear per type.
8 properties
Area
PagedEnvelope
object
2 properties
SearchEnvelope
Engage
object
3 properties
ContactOption
object
5 properties
Error
object
2 properties
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
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search_api_evangelistSearch every content type across the network at once.
find_relatedThe shared-tag relevance graph — what else covers this.
get_tagEverything one tag labels, across all content types.
guide_topicPRO — a curated bundle for a topic: area, guidance, rules, papers, stories, services.
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