I got tired of wasting days on crappy APIs, so I built a tool to fix it.

Hey everyone,

How many times has this happened to you?

You find an API that looks perfect for your next project. The landing page is slick, the docs seem okay. You spend the next day or two integrating it, only to discover:

The stability is a joke.
The real-world latency is terrible.
The "free tier" has hidden limits that make it useless.
The code examples are five years out of date.
As a solo dev, my time is my most valuable asset. Wasting a couple of days on a dead-end API is not just frustrating, it's a genuine setback. I got fed up with the endless cycle of digging through outdated GitHub lists, bloated marketplaces, and marketing-speak.

So, I built Apives.com

The core idea is simple: Curation over volume. Clarity over hype.

It's not another marketplace with 50,000 APIs you have to sift through. It's a curated, manually reviewed collection of (currently 200+) useful APIs. My goal is to give you the info you actually need to make a quick, smart decision.

What makes it different? (aka The "Why I Built This" Features)
No more guesswork on reliability: For each API, I'm trying to surface key stats like Latency, Stability, and Access Type right on the page. You should know if an API is solid before you commit.
Test it before you touch your codebase: There's a Live API Request Runner on the homepage. You can hit a few sample endpoints (like IP lookups, weather, etc.) and see the real JSON response instantly. It's a quick sanity check.
Discover by what you're building: Instead of just browsing categories like "Finance" or "Data", you can start with "What are you building today?". There are cards for things like Authentication, AI Chatbots, Payments, etc., that lead you to a curated list of relevant APIs for that specific job.
Clear, comparable info: Every API detail page has the same structure: Feature Matrix, Operational Stats, and a clear Pricing Model breakdown. The goal is to make comparing two APIs as easy as possible.
This is for you if:
You're a solo hacker, a small startup team, or building an MVP.
You value your time and want to get from "idea" to "working prototype" faster.
You're tired of marketing fluff and just want to know if the damn thing works.
Honest Talk: This is still an early-stage project. The UI is JS-heavy, so you might see a loading state here and there (I'm working on it!). The documentation is still a bit light. But the core loop of discovery and quick validation is there.

The Ask:

I would genuinely love for you to check it out and give me your brutally honest feedback.

Take a look at Apives
Try searching for an API or exploring one of the "Build" guides.
What's missing? What feels clunky? What's the one thing that would make this 10x more useful for you?

Thanks for reading. Let's stop wasting time on bad APIs.

Cheers