Connect Times Have Dropped Dramatically
Connect Times Have Dropped Dramatically. Network connect times for APIs have fallen significantly over the past several years, driven by infrastructure investment and protocol improvements. But the aggregate trend masks real variation across providers, regions, and API types.
Connect Times Have Dropped Dramatically
Network connect times for APIs have fallen significantly over the past several years, driven by infrastructure investment and protocol improvements. But the aggregate trend masks real variation across providers, regions, and API types. This video presents data from APIContext's measurement network showing how connect times have evolved, where progress has been uneven, and what this means for teams benchmarking API performance.
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[Human view](https://apicontext.com/resources/connect-times-have-dropped-dramatically) · [Markdown view](https://apicontext.com/resources/connect-times-have-dropped-dramatically.md) · [APIContext home](https://apicontext.com) # Connect Times Have Dropped Dramatically Canonical URL: https://apicontext.com/resources/connect-times-have-dropped-dramatically Source: static Description: API connect times have improved significantly over recent years — but not uniformly\. Watch this APIContext video for a data\-driven look at the trend\. ## Summary Connect Times Have Dropped Dramatically\. Network connect times for APIs have fallen significantly over the past several years, driven by infrastructure investment and protocol improvements\. But the aggregate trend masks real variation across providers, regions, and API types\. ## Page sections ### Connect Times Have Dropped Dramatically Network connect times for APIs have fallen significantly over the past several years, driven by infrastructure investment and protocol improvements\. But the aggregate trend masks real variation across providers, regions, and API types\. This video presents data from APIContext's measurement network showing how connect times have evolved, where progress has been uneven, and what this means for teams benchmarking API performance\. ## Key facts - Network connect times for APIs have fallen significantly over the past several years, driven by infrastructure investment and protocol improvements\. But the aggregate trend masks real variation across providers, regions, and API types\. - This video presents data from APIContext's measurement network showing how connect times have evolved, where progress has been uneven, and what this means for teams benchmarking API performance\. ## Primary entities - APIContext - Video - Connect Times Have Dropped Dramatically - API monitoring - API reliability ## Audience - API teams - technology leaders - SRE teams ## Primary links - [Request a demo](/contact)