Everything you need to use APIs from the marketplace, or to publish and sell your own. New to APIHiver? Start with What is APIHiver?
I want to use an API →
Sign up, subscribe, get your key and make your first call in five steps.
I want to publish an API →
Turn your existing HTTP API into a documented, paid listing.
New here? Learn how APIHiver works and make your first call or publish your first API.
What is APIHiver?
The marketplace, the gateway, and how consumers and providers use them.
Quick start: use an API
From sign-up to your first successful API call in five steps.
Quick start: publish an API
From an existing HTTP API to a live, paid listing.
Your account
Sign up, verify your email, sign in, reset your password and edit your profile.
Find APIs, subscribe to plans, manage keys, make requests, and keep track of usage and billing.
Finding APIs
Browse, search, categories, collections and saved APIs.
Reading an API listing
Overview, endpoints, pricing, discussions, reviews and health metrics.
Testing in the playground
Run live requests from the browser and copy ready-made code.
Subscribing to a plan
Free and paid plans, checkout, free trials and coupons.
API keys
Create, view, rotate and protect the key that authenticates your calls.
Making requests
Gateway URLs, authentication, request bodies and file uploads.
Rate limits and quotas
Per-second limits, monthly quotas, overage and the rate-limit headers.
Managing subscriptions
Usage, switching plans, cancelling and resuming.
Billing and payments
Payments, invoices, renewals, failed payments and refunds.
Analytics and request logs
See every call you make, filter it, and debug failures.
Discussions, reviews and support
Talk to providers, review APIs and get notified of changes.
List your API, document it, set up the gateway and pricing, and grow your subscribers.
Studio overview
The provider workspace and what each section does.
Creating an API listing
Name, category, visibility, branding, spotlights and links.
Endpoints and definitions
Endpoints, groups, parameters, bodies, responses, examples and versions.
Writing documentation
The Docs tab and how to write a README developers will read.
Gateway and security
How the APIHiver gateway protects your API: secret headers, request limits and exactly what we forward to your server.
Transformations
Rewrite requests and responses at the gateway without changing your server.
Plans and pricing
Tiers, quotas, rate limits, overage, free trials and private plans.
Publishing your API
The pre-publish checklist and what happens when you go live.
Subscribers, analytics and revenue
Who uses your API, how, and what it earns.
Organizations
Publish and manage APIs together with your team.
Error codes, headers and answers to common questions.