What is an API Product?
On API.market, to sell an API it needs to be packaged as a Product.
A Product is how customers discover, understand, and subscribe to your APIs. Think of it as the storefront listing for your API.
🎯 Core Concept
A Product is composed of:
API Source - The actual API endpoint specification
One or more Pricing Plans - Subscription tiers for customers
📦 Product Components
API Source
The API Source is the OpenAPI specification that connects your APIs to API.market. API.market acts as an API gateway and makes your API available via a unified API Gateway.
Product Structure
Each API Product must have:
✅ One API Source - The OpenAPI specification ✅ One or more Pricing Plans - Subscription options for customers
👉 Learn more: What is a Pricing Plan
🔄 How Products Work
Subscription Model
A user can subscribe to only one Pricing Plan from a given Product. Users can upgrade or downgrade between Pricing Plans within the same product.
Example Pricing Plans:
Free - $0/month
Pro - $9/month
Ultra - $49/month
Mega - $199/month
⚠️ Important: Users can only subscribe to one plan at a time, but they can upgrade or downgrade between plans as needed.
Public vs Private Products
API Sellers can use private products to offer custom pricing plans to specific users or organizations.
Use cases for private products:
Enterprise customers with custom pricing
Special promotional offers
Beta testing programs
Partner integrations
⚙️ Product Settings
You can edit all Product settings on the Product Settings page in your organization dashboard.
Key settings include:
Product title and descriptions
API Source configuration
Pricing Plans management
Product categories
Documentation and examples
Status (Draft/Published)
Example of Product Setting Page
Product Categories
Each Product can have a maximum of three categories. These categories are used to list your product on api.market.
✅ Don't forget: Click Published when you're done setting up your product to make it live on the marketplace!
Category selection tips:
Choose categories that best describe your API's functionality
Use specific categories to help customers find your API
Categories help with search and discovery on API.market
🚀 Next Steps
Now that you understand what an API Product is:
👉 Import Your API Source - Connect your API
👉 Create a Product using the Wizard - Build your product
👉 What is a Pricing Plan - Set up pricing
👉 Test Your APIs & Products - Verify everything works
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