aid: programmableweb
name: ProgrammableWeb
description: >-
  ProgrammableWeb was the original API directory and developer resource,
  founded by John Musser in 2005, documenting over 19,000 open web APIs and
  thousands of mashups and applications over 17 years of operation. It was
  acquired by Alcatel-Lucent in 2010, sold to MuleSoft in 2013, and ultimately
  shut down in October 2022 following Salesforce's acquisition of MuleSoft.
  The site's content is preserved through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - API Aggregation
  - API Directory
  - API Discovery
  - Archived
  - Developer Resources
  - Mashups
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/programmableweb/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: programmableweb:programmableweb-directory
    name: ProgrammableWeb API Directory
    description: >-
      ProgrammableWeb maintained the world's largest directory of open web APIs,
      mashups, and developer tools. The directory documented over 19,000 APIs
      and served as the primary resource for API discovery from 2005 to 2022.
      The site has been retired and content is available through the Internet
      Archive.
    humanURL: https://web.archive.org/web/2022/https://www.programmableweb.com
    tags:
      - API Directory
      - API Discovery
      - Archived
      - Mashups
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.programmableweb.com
      - type: Wikipedia
        url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProgrammableWeb
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.programmableweb.com
  - type: Retirement Notice
    url: https://www.mulesoft.com/programmableweb
  - type: Internet Archive
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/2022/https://www.programmableweb.com
  - type: Wikipedia
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProgrammableWeb
  - type: Blog Post
    url: https://apievangelist.com/2022/10/15/programmableweb-is-shutting-down/
  - type: History
    url: https://apievangelist.com/2012/12/30/history-of-apis-programmableweb/
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com