Directory index · researched October 2026
API List
apilist.funAPI List is a directory for developer tools. We went through its submission pages in October 2026: what it costs, the link you get, who gets in and how to submit.
How much does API List cost?
Listing on API List is free, with paid options from $299.
No payment, backlink, or badge condition is shown on the submission page. API entries are reviewed; the form promises review within 24 hours.
- Public API directory listing after review
- API detail page with category and link to API docs
- Company link, logo, and name in the sidebar of every API and category page
- Optional company interview
- 3 slots shown as available
- Company link, logo, and name in the sidebar of every API and category page
- Optional company interview
- 3 slots shown as available
- Company link at the top of the main feed
- Company link, logo, and name in the sidebar of every API and category page
- Optional company interview
- 2 slots shown as available
- Company link at the top of the main feed
- Company link, logo, and name in the sidebar of every API and category page
- Optional company interview
- 2 slots shown as available
Extras they sell
- Light Sponsor $299 for 30 days or $1,999 for 1 year
- Paid placement with company link, logo, and name in the sidebar of every API and category page; optional company interview. The page showed 3 slots available. Payment is through Gumroad, with no auto-renewal.
- Main Sponsor $999 for 30 days or $9,999 for 1 year
- Adds a company link at the top of the main feed to the Light Sponsor sidebar placement and optional interview. The page showed 2 slots available. Payment is through Gumroad, with no auto-renewal.
Does API List give a dofollow backlink?
API List links to your site with a nofollow link, which asks Google not to count it.
Its Ahrefs Domain Rating is 38.
Who gets into API List, and how fast?
Submissions are reviewed first, and most products that fit get in.
You get a listing page, with little promotion.
The submission page says: "Your API will be reviewed within 24 hours."
How much traffic does API List get?
Similarweb ranks apilist.fun #1,453,267 in the world by traffic.
What API List says about its audience: "Help your brand reach 1000s of developers a month"; the Sponsor Us page says the site is "visited by 100s of thousands of developers a year and viewed over 70k times a month (and growing)," and lists "70K+ Monthly Page Views" and "100% Developers."
How do you submit to API List?
You submit to API List through a form on their site.
What the form asks for
- API name
- URL
- Auto-generated logo / upload logo
- Description
- Official API? (Yes/No)
- Categories
- Recommend additional categories
- GitHub
- Your email (optional)
- SSL support (Yes/No)
- Authentication model
- Supported request format
- Supported response format
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Researched 29 October 2026 from API List's own pages. Prices and terms change, so check before you pay. Something out of date? Report a correction.