Roblox Commerce APIs, Gravitee $60M, F5 + Red Hat
The API Changelog issue 2025.21
This is issue 2025.21 of the API Changelog, a mix of API news, commentary, and opinion. In this issue, you'll get to know the most relevant API-related information from the week of May 19, 2025. Subscribe now so you never miss an issue of the API Changelog.
News Highlight
Microsoft has launched new AI APIs for Edge, its web browser, at Build 2025, allowing developers to incorporate AI functionality. These APIs mirror some of Google Chrome's built-in AI capabilities, allowing developers to power their web applications. Edge's new APIs provide access to Phi 4 mini, an AI model with 3.8 billion parameters, which excels at math problems. Microsoft plans to launch a translator API for AI-powered language translations via Edge. These experimental APIs are intended as potential web standards and offer privacy and security for developers dealing with sensitive data or regulated industries. Microsoft also introduced Azure updates, including a real-time AI-powered Voice Live API and document indexing in Cosmos DB. Expanded Azure Logic Apps connectors now facilitate AI content retrieval integration within Azure AI Search. See additional coverage on Windows Central.
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Announcements
Roblox has launched commerce APIs with Shopify to enable in-game sales of physical goods. Fenty Beauty pioneers this feature, offering a shoppable game on Roblox with exclusive products.
Traefik Labs, which has joined the Microsoft Azure Arc ISV Partner Program, offers a platform that unifies API, AI workload connectivity, and lifecycle management. The collaboration provides consistent deployment and management across all Kubernetes environments, enhancing cloud-native architectures.
Meta has broadened its Marketing API to include ads in Threads, facilitating easier campaign management for brands. Threads ads, which now support key objectives and must be run with Instagram, signify the platform's growth as an advertising space.
MEF released a new open-source tool to simplify integration between proprietary systems and MEF-standardized LSO APIs. Console Connect launched the tool to promote industry-wide network automation and API standardization. See additional coverage on TyN and The Fast Modes.
Hisense plans to integrate the latest Google Home APIs into its ConnectLife app, enabling third-party smart device control. The updated app, expected in fall 2025, aims to simplify smart living with features like one-touch modes and automated home responses. See additional coverage on CEPro and PR Newswire.
MTN Nigeria plans to enhance customer service with the adoption of API technology, as announced at the 2023 AIGF in Abuja. The company aims to transform into a 'technologycom' by 2025, focusing on 5G adoption and extensive ecosystem collaborations.
Funding and M&A
Gravitee secured $60 million in a Series C funding to enhance product features and market reach, totaling over $125 million raised. The company offers a platform for managing APIs and digital traffic, competing with Blobr and StepZen, and plans to expand its workforce to 200 by year's end. See additional coverage on Yahoo!finance, SiliconANGLE, and AIThority.
PaySprint is set to raise $3 Mn for expanding its financial API solutions and AI capabilities. The B2B fintech startup will also focus on product enhancements and talent acquisition with the new funding. See additional coverage on Startup News.
StackHawk raised $12 million for better security in AI-accelerated coding, targeting sensitive sectors like healthcare and fintech. Its platform aims to help engineers fix critical API vulnerabilities early, bolstering application resilience. See additional coverage on Pulse 2.0.
AI
Google showcased new AI-driven developer tools and APIs at Google I/O, including a UI design generating service Stitch, and the Jules coding agent for GitHub. New CSS primitives, Chrome DevTools AI integrations, Firebase updates, and Gemini-powered Colab AI enhancements were also highlighted among other advancements.
Google's AI model, Gemini, completed Pokemon Blue, collecting all badges, a feat not yet achieved by rival AI Claude. CEO Sundar Pichai dubbed this "API" and gave credit to Joel Z for his non-affiliated, live-streamed assistance during the playthrough.
Operant AI has released Woodpecker, an open-source red teaming tool for enhancing security across AI systems and cloud-native applications. Woodpecker aims to democratize advanced security testing and covers >50% of OWASP top 10 threats, integrating into existing workflows for continuous AI development testing.
OpenAI has updated its Responses API with features like support for MCP servers and direct tool integrations like gpt-image-1. Improvements for agent developers include asynchronous processing, reasoning summaries, and enhanced privacy with encrypted data transmission. See additional coverage on WinBuzzer and TechCrunch.
Perfect Corp. launched its AI Clothes Try-on, a virtual try-on experience powered by Generative AI for fashion shopping. The AI Clothes Try-on API allows fashion brands to offer personalized digital experiences, with high-quality visuals and no need for 3D modeling.
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4 for complex coding and introduced new API capabilities for building AI agents. The updated models, including a "thinking mode," position Anthropic as a serious contender in solving real-world coding challenges.
Fintech
p2p.org new staking API, tailored for Ethereum's Pectra upgrade, simplifies institutional staking with advanced validator features. It streamlines Ethereum staking management for developers and institutions, enhancing capital efficiency and control. See additional coverage on Finbold.
One Trading, an online trading platform, has unveiled a new collaboration with ClearBank, a leader in clearing and embedded banking solutions. This partnership aims to enhance financial transactions and banking integration for One Trading's users.
Visa Inc. launched Visa Commercial Integrated Partners to facilitate payments within apps by offering advanced APIs. The initiative promises easier in-app payments, and partners like Car IQ are already integrating Visa's solutions.
Banking Circle S. A., a tech-led payments bank partners with Visa, expanding Visa Direct's global payment capabilities via Banking Circle's local clearing rails. Visa Direct will use Banking Circle's single API to access diverse clearing rails, advancing its global digital payment network and service offerings.
Coinbase's new API enhances crypto key management by using AWS Nitro Enclave TEE, simplifying development integration, and security. The CDP wallet service allows for seamless in-app crypto transactions but introduces risks like centralization and TEE vulnerabilities.
Security
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) launched an API platform to improve service efficiency. The platform enables "super agents" to access the CAC database for client-specific information, adhering to Nigeria's data protection laws.
F5 expands its partnership with Red Hat to ease AI app deployment and enhance security. The collaboration will showcase solutions at Red Hat Summit 2025, aiding organizations to leverage AI efficiently and safely. See additional coverage on SME Street.
Malicious Python packages on PyPI pose as checker tools for TikTok and Instagram, validating stolen emails by mimicking API endpoints. Researchers warn these tools enable cyberattacks by confirming valid emails for credential attacks and user lists sold on the dark web. See additional coverage on SC Media.
True Business launched Thailand's first commercial Number Verification API under GSMA, partnering with EASY BUY to secure Umay+ transactions on its 5G network. The initiative aims to combat the rising financial fraud in Thailand, simplifying processes and enhancing security through API technology and True 5G interconnectivity.
Cleo and Corsica Technologies have partnered to enhance B2B integration and technology modernization in supply chains. Together, they offer a unified solution for secure data exchange and managed IT services, particularly benefiting logistics and manufacturing.