10 Speech-to-Text APIs That Let AI Listen
Travel back in time, even a decade or two ago, and the idea of having a conversation with a smartphone or laptop would be unthinkable to anyone but the earliest of adopters. (For context, Siri didn’t...
View ArticleEvent Destinations: A Better Way to Deliver Webhooks
In synchronous API development, the dominant style is REST, in which a client requests a resource from a server and gets a response. However, software architectures are becoming increasingly...
View Article5 Random API Key Generators (And Why You Might Use Them)
API keys are a staple of API development, offering a methodology to identify traffic sources and interactions. Sometimes, however, you need API keys for reasons that aren’t consistent or repeatable —...
View ArticleUsing OpenAI Tools to Build Agentic AI
OpenAI recently released a suite of tools designed to help developers and enterprises build and deploy their own agentic AI. For those new to agentic AI, it’s when AI can act on its own with very...
View ArticleHow to Turn Any API Into an MCP Server
Model Context Protocol (MCP) has generated a lot of buzz since Anthropic first released it in November 2024. Intended as a way to extend the functionality of AI tools like large language models (LLMs),...
View ArticleExploring OpenAPI Overlay Through Open Banking
You know the drill. A new API release comes along, and regardless of whether you are doing design-first or code-first for your APIs, you need to rely on Mrs. Copy and Mr. Paste somewhere to make an...
View Article10 Text-to-Speech APIs That Give Voice to AI
“How can I embarrass my sister during a wedding toast, but like…respectfully?” It’s a question posed in a recent Made by Google ad by a woman getting ready for a wedding. “Ok, here’s the deal…” Gemini...
View ArticleWhat Is Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
Model Context Protocol (MCP) has taken off exponentially since Anthropic released the protocol in November 2024. Since then, the ecosystem has grown to include thousands of servers that extend...
View Article5 Top Alternatives to OpenAI API
The AI/LLM space is rapidly expanding, and almost every day, some new iteration, build, or product is released powered by these powerful tools. While OpenAI’s API (and its web-based ChatGPT) has become...
View ArticleHow Model Context Protocol (MCP) Impacts APIs
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) has quickly become one of the hottest and arguably most misunderstood topics in tech circles. As discussions about LLM systems and agentic AI access collide with dreams...
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