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title: Products and Commerce with APIs
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  name: kinlane
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  - Products
  - Commerce
  - APIs
  - Product
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I am really starting to see [my early visions of the Internet](http://www.apievangelist.com/2012/05/03/apis-help-deliver-on-early-commerce-visions-of-the-internet/ "my early visions of the Internet") coming together. In my mind I see an interconnected world of products and commerce, where every business has an API.

APIs finally seem to be maturing, reaching a point where they can deliver at the scale and reliability we need, to really make this happen. Three good examples of this are:

*   **[The StructuredRetailProducts.com API](http://www.structuredretailproducts.com/tab/api.html "The StructuredRetailProducts.com API")** - Providing to access to over 3 million individual product listings from 1700+ companies, representing total sales of over £3,382 billion and counting. Access 15+ years of product and market data across 72 different countries at the click of a button and get the latest data on sales volumes, activity levels, and market share.
*   **[The Elastic Path Digital Commerce API](http://www.elasticpath.com/ "The Elastic Path Digital Commerce API")** - A Digital Commerce Engine™ for driving any e-commerce experience, on any device or platform, allowing companies to build compelling product experiences, leverage new business models, and extend their reach to emerging end points.
*   **[Stripe API](https://stripe.com/ "Stripe API")** - A complete payment platform, that handles everything, including storing cards, subscriptions, and direct payouts to your bank account, without a merchant account or gateway.

When you look through those three APIs, you see the simplicity of REST + JSON, plus the essential building blocks to support developers, and the power and scalability you need to drive commerce in the API driven economy.