APIs aren’t just technical contracts. They reflect how close or distant we are from solving real business needs.

Too often, we see two kinds of distance:

• Technical distance — too many layers of apps, agents, or wrappers on top of APIs. Fragility grows, and nobody remembers what the original API was for.
• Social distance — too many hand-offs between business and developers. The original intent gets lost in translation, and trust suffers.

The result? APIs that work technically but fail to deliver real business value.

💡 The good news is that distance can be reduced. And that’s exactly what we’ll explore in the APIOps community European meetup tour, starting in Germany this fall.

Join us to:

• Share experiences of API “distance” in practice.
• Learn strategies from the APIOps Cycles method to keep APIs aligned and trusted.
• Connect with peers who care about building APIs that deliver business impact.

Next up

APIOps Meetup Berlin Sep 10, 2025 at 18-20.00 with codecentric AG Sign up to Berlin

APIOps Meetup Hamburg Sep 11, 2025 at 18-20.00 with codecentric AG Sign up to Hamburg

The next stops are in Dortmund, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Munich. Suggest the next stop!

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Let’s close the distance — together.
See you at the meetup!

– Marjukka Niinioja & the APIOps Community

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