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        "title": "API Monetization Strategy",
        "body": "Turn your internal APIs into revenue streams. This skill helps you evaluate, price, package, and launch API products — whether you're monetizing existing infrastructure or building API-first products from scratch."
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        "body": "Usage-Based (Pay-per-call)\n\nBest for: variable consumption, developer experimentation\nPricing: $0.001-$0.05 per call (commodity) | $0.10-$5.00 per call (enrichment/AI)\nWatch: revenue unpredictability, bill shock complaints\n\nTiered Plans\n\nBest for: predictable revenue, enterprise sales\nStructure: Free (100 calls/day) → Starter ($49/mo, 10K) → Growth ($199/mo, 100K) → Enterprise (custom)\nWatch: tier boundaries (80% of users should hit limits naturally)\n\nCredit-Based\n\nBest for: multi-endpoint APIs, AI/ML inference\nStructure: Buy credits in bulk, different endpoints cost different credits\nWatch: credit expiry policies, refund complexity\n\nRevenue Share\n\nBest for: marketplace/platform APIs where partner generates revenue\nStructure: 70/30 or 80/20 split on transactions\nWatch: attribution, fraud, minimum guarantees"
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API Asset Audit\n\nEvaluate every internal API against these criteria:\n\nFactor\tQuestion\tScore (1-5)\nUniqueness\tDoes this solve something competitors don't?\t\nData moat\tDoes usage improve the product (network effects)?\t\nRebuild cost\tHow expensive to replicate from scratch?\t\nMarket demand\tAre people already scraping/hacking alternatives?\t\nCompliance risk\tAny regulatory barriers to external access?\t\n\nThreshold: Score ≥18/25 = strong candidate. 13-17 = conditional. <13 = internal only.\n\n2. Pricing Models\nUsage-Based (Pay-per-call)\nBest for: variable consumption, developer experimentation\nPricing: $0.001-$0.05 per call (commodity) | $0.10-$5.00 per call (enrichment/AI)\nWatch: revenue unpredictability, bill shock complaints\nTiered Plans\nBest for: predictable revenue, enterprise sales\nStructure: Free (100 calls/day) → Starter ($49/mo, 10K) → Growth ($199/mo, 100K) → Enterprise (custom)\nWatch: tier boundaries (80% of users should hit limits naturally)\nCredit-Based\nBest for: multi-endpoint APIs, AI/ML inference\nStructure: Buy credits in bulk, different endpoints cost different credits\nWatch: credit expiry policies, refund complexity\nRevenue Share\nBest for: marketplace/platform APIs where partner generates revenue\nStructure: 70/30 or 80/20 split on transactions\nWatch: attribution, fraud, minimum guarantees\n3. Readiness Checklist\n\nMust-Have Before Launch:\n\n Rate limiting per API key (not just IP)\n OAuth 2.0 or API key authentication\n Usage metering accurate to ±0.1%\n <200ms p95 latency on core endpoints\n 99.9% uptime SLA (measured, not promised)\n Versioned endpoints (v1, v2) with deprecation policy\n Interactive API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger)\n Sandbox environment with test data\n Webhook support for async operations\n Error responses with actionable messages\n\nShould-Have for Growth:\n\n SDK in top 3 languages (Python, Node, Go)\n Usage dashboard for customers\n Billing alerts at 80%/90%/100% of plan\n Status page with incident history\n Community forum or Discord\n4. 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