Nordic APIs

Established in 2013, Nordic APIs was created to support organizations in becoming more innovative, streamlined, and effective. Over the years, it has evolved into one of the few dedicated event series focused solely on APIs globally, becoming the largest international community for API professionals and enthusiasts in the Nordics. Our popular blog and newsletter connect us with tens of thousands of API experts worldwide. Through our global API events, we empower companies to make informed technology choices with APIs and motivate the development of improved API solutions.

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'Cloud Native Data Security with OAuth' Breaks Down Zero-Trust API Design

1 week ago | nordicapis.com | J Simpson

APIs are a double-edged sword in terms of cybersecurity. On one hand, APIs can strengthen cybersecurity by improving monitoring or detecting suspicious behavior, for example. At the same time, APIs are well-known as the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain, occasionally enabling data breaches, offering more surface area for cybercriminals to attack, and providing access to unauthorized data and services if an API isn’t designed properly.
Separation of Concerns (SoC): The Cornerstone of Modern Software Development

3 weeks ago | nordicapis.com | Bill Doerrfeld

“Write programs that do one thing and do it well,” said Douglas McIlroy, one of the key architects of Unix at Bell Labs. This philosophy has shaped software development for decades, influencing everything from API-driven microservices and containerization to WebAssembly, kernel design, and domain-specific language libraries.
Inside the Black Box: The Potential of Open-Source AI

3 weeks ago | nordicapis.com | J Simpson

AI is one of the most divisive and highly-contested topics happening in tech at the moment. Tech evangelists tout the admittedly impressive abilities of AI tools like large language models (LLMs) for improving productivity and democratizing skills previously only held by highly-trained specialists. Pessimists focus more on AI’s risks to the global workforce, further consolidating rapidly accelerating income inequality.
ChatGPT vs. DeepSeek: A Side-by-Side Comparison

4 weeks ago | nordicapis.com | J Simpson

In early 2025, the tech world was thrown into a whirlwind with the announcement of DeepSeek, an AI assistant developed by a Chinese startup designed to rival ChatGPT. DeepSeek’s LLM, DeepSeek-V3, generated serious industry buzz by creating a product that can hold its own — and, according to some, even surpasses — ChatGPT at a small fraction of OpenAI’s investment in training their models.
Exploring GoDaddy's Partner API Strategy

1 month ago | nordicapis.com | Bill Doerrfeld

Although partner APIs are an important aspect of the overall digital economy, they aren’t covered too often. Yet, Postman’s 2024 State of the API report found that 26% of APIs are partner-facing — much higher than 18% for public APIs. Behind the scenes, partner APIs often power reseller or affiliate programs, help expand a company’s data ecosystem, and unify co-creation and collaboration.
How to Deploy a RAG-Based Assistant Over Your Internal Resources

1 month ago | nordicapis.com | J Simpson

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) has been generating a lot of buzz recently, as it promises to solve many of the issues currently facing AI, machine learning, and LLMs. RAG augments the knowledge from large datasets, which are outdated by their very nature due to how they’re collected. Public LLMs are also trained on publicly available data outside the scope of internal or proprietary data. Without the ability to add or integrate your own data, an LLM’s usefulness is greatly limited.
Are Microservices Going out of Style?

1 month ago | nordicapis.com | J Simpson

Microservices have received some harsh headlines in recent years. Once billed as a one-stop solution for scalability after being adopted by Netflix, Amazon, and eBay, microservices embody the anything-could-happen, grow-as-you-go spirit of the digital 2010s, where even small startups and independent websites could become the next big thing. Microservices offer some of the same promises as the gig economy — the ability to reduce overhead and only pay for what you need when you need it.
Exploring Salesforce's Journey With CIAM

1 month ago | nordicapis.com | Bill Doerrfeld

Customer identity and access management (CIAM) doesn’t always get the spotlight. Internal employee identity management has historically been given more forethought and investment. According to Brossard, CTO of Axiomatics, CIAM is generally run by marketing, not IT or security teams, and doesn’t always involve authorization. However, expectations around CIAM are quickly shifting, with more user-driven authorization and access, such as shared account management for digital banking services.
Why System Integrators and VARs Need API Expertise in 2025

2 months ago | nordicapis.com | J Simpson

In February 2022, IT integration and management firm Torry Harris published a blog post making a bold claim. The article, We Are All System Integrators In the Age of APIs, discusses how most businesses use some mixture of products from different vendors and cloud-native applications, all of which need to be connected to one another. Companies need to be able to make informed, data-driven decisions to remain competitive.
The Ultimate Guide to API Best Practices

2 months ago | nordicapis.com | J Simpson

The API industry is constantly shifting to fit the latest technological needs and industry standards. Every new evolution of the internet and digital tools creates new opportunities and presents new challenges for the API industry. These changes have been swift and intense in recent years, with the tech industry scrambling to keep up with unprecedented societal shifts. With so much change happening so quickly, it’s always a good idea to periodically check in on basic API best practices.