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title: Building the Perfect API Stack
url: http://apievangelist.com/2011/07/19/building-the-perfect-api-stack/
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  name: kinlane
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kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com ![](http://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/api-evangelist/poker-chip-stack.jpg)As I'm reviewing APIs, I spend a lot of time considering the viability and business use cases for an API.

While considering this, I keep having thoughts about the perfect API stack. In my opinion, these are APIs that do one thing and do it well, makes a developers life easier, and have clear business value.

The first one that comes to mind is [Twilio](http://www.apievangelist.com/api-detail.php?API_ID=1823 "Twilio"). When I think of Twilio, I think of two clear use cases: voice and SMS.

Voice and SMS are two critical tools to have in your developer toolbox. These are services that have clear value, that would take a lot of effort to duplicate yourself, making it a no brainer to pay for as a service.

In an effort to define the perfect API stack, I'm going to start blogging about APIs that fall into this category as I find them. They will be short posts that introduce you to these services, and when I get enough I will launch a landing page showcasing the perfect API stack.