• 29 minutes 52 seconds
    Anvil is the Data Company that makes PDFs a breeze


    Creators & Guests

    • Mike Bifulco - Host
    • Mang-Git Ng - Guest

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    2 April 2026, 6:00 am
  • 28 minutes 48 seconds
    Supergood is building unofficial APIs for everything


    Creators & Guests

    • Mike Bifulco - Host
    • Alex Klarfeld - Guest


    16 March 2026, 11:57 am
  • 43 minutes 5 seconds
    Building a Sustainable Future in APIs with Kin Lane

    Creators & Guests

    • Kin Lane - Guest
    • Phil Sturgeon - Host

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    1 December 2025, 1:15 pm
  • 51 minutes 41 seconds
    All about Mocking, with Wiremock's Tom Akehurst

    Mocking is one of those things that started out as a simple idea, and has evolved to support an incredible amount of developer use cases over the years. In this episode of the Podcast, Tom from Wiremock chats with Phil about what mocking is, strategies for not littering OpenAPI doc with mocking details, and ways to keep api dev teams empowered by mocking, instead of hampered by it.

    Creators & Guests

    • Phil Sturgeon - Host
    • Tom Akehurst - Guest

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    1 July 2025, 12:38 pm
  • 27 minutes 35 seconds
    Generating API Specs can be Painful, with Joel Clermont from Mastering Laravel

    In this episode of 'APIs You Won't Hate', the Phil discusses API development with Joel Clermont, a prominent member of the Laravel PHP community. 


    They explore different approaches to building APIs, focusing particularly on the debate between code-first and design-first methodologies. Joel shares his experiences and challenges with generating API specifications and expresses his preference for manually writing specs. They also touch on challenges related to auto-generated specs, including the risk of drift between code and documentation. Various tools and strategies for improving API spec accuracy and integration are discussed, highlighting the importance of planning and thorough documentation in API development.

    Creators & Guests

    • Phil Sturgeon - Host
    • Joel Clermont - Guest
    1 July 2025, 11:58 am
  • 38 minutes 35 seconds
    Rails APIs and Clickfunnels with Rich Steinmetz

    Creators & Guests

    • Rich Steinmetz - Guest


    3 February 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 48 minutes 46 seconds
    Catching up with Phil, Mike, and Alexander

    Though we've been working together for a long while, it turns out that Alexander, Phil, and Mike had never all recorded a podcast together before. We caught up to catch up on what everyone's been up to these past few months, to talk APIs, and to gab about the future of this very community. 

    Creators & Guests

    • Phil Sturgeon - Host
    • Mike Bifulco - Host
    • Alexander Karan - Host

    1 November 2024, 2:21 pm
  • 30 minutes 16 seconds
    No more API usage nightmares, with Alex Klarfeld from Supergood.ai


    Creators & Guests

    • Mike Bifulco - Host
    • Alex Klarfeld - Guest


    15 August 2024, 1:09 am
  • 48 minutes 31 seconds
    Building an API for Global News with Artem Bugara from Newscatcher

    Creators & Guests

    • Artem Bugara - Guest

    31 July 2024, 6:00 am
  • 38 minutes 13 seconds
    Convince me this is a bad idea: how Mercoa built a platform for accounts Payable

    Show notes


    • (00:00) - Sandeep Dinesh from Mercoa
    • (15:57) - Debate me!

    Creators & Guests
    • Mike Bifulco - Host
    • Sandeep Dinesh - Guest

    15 July 2024, 6:00 am
  • 40 minutes 19 seconds
    Designing the API for building Voice Assistants, with Nikhil Gupta from Vapi

    • (00:00) - Introduction and Guest Introduction
    • (00:52) - The Future of Voice AI
    • (01:56) - Wapi's Elevator Pitch
    • (03:27) - Challenges and Opportunities in Voice AI
    • (05:11) - Building Voice AI Solutions
    • (11:00) - The Genesis of Wapi
    • (16:39) - API Design and Developer Experience
    • (21:23) - Docker vs Kubernetes: A Developer's Perspective
    • (22:28) - Hello World with Wapi: A Hands-On Experience
    • (23:34) - The Developer Experience: Making APIs Accessible
    • (26:09) - The Future of Dev Tooling with AI
    • (28:43) - Use Cases and Real-World Applications
    • (33:23) - Technical Deep Dive: Building with Node and Kubernetes
    • (37:59) - Team and Future Plans
    • (39:15) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts


    • (00:00) - Introduction and Guest Introduction
    • (00:52) - The Future of Voice AI
    • (01:56) - Wapi's Elevator Pitch
    • (03:27) - Challenges and Opportunities in Voice AI
    • (05:11) - Building Voice AI Solutions
    • (11:00) - The Genesis of Wapi
    • (16:39) - API Design and Developer Experience
    • (21:23) - Docker vs Kubernetes: A Developer's Perspective
    • (22:28) - Hello World with Wapi: A Hands-On Experience
    • (23:34) - The Developer Experience: Making APIs Accessible
    • (26:09) - The Future of Dev Tooling with AI
    • (28:43) - Use Cases and Real-World Applications
    • (33:23) - Technical Deep Dive: Building with Node and Kubernetes
    • (37:59) - Team and Future Plans
    • (39:15) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts
    Creators & Guests
    • Mike Bifulco - Host
    • Nikhil Gupta - Guest
    17 June 2024, 12:43 pm
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