# API3

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/api3
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/api3.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/api3/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://api3.org
- **Slug:** api3
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** API3 enables data providers to run their own nodes (first-party oracles), eliminating middlemen and reducing costs/security risks compared to third-party oracle networks.
Source: Brand's website (https://api3.org) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** API3 is a collaborative project to deliver traditional API services to smart contract platforms in a decentralized and trust-minimized manner. It is governed by a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) and focuses on first-party oracles that are operated by the data providers themselves.
Source: Brand's website (https://api3.org) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - dAPIs
  - Airnode
  - OEV Network
  - QRNG (Quantum Random Number Generation)
Source: Brand's website (https://api3.org) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based (gas fees + protocol fees)
Source: Brand's website (https://api3.org) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** DeFi developers, dApp builders, API providers seeking Web3 integration
Source: Brand's website (https://api3.org) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Chainlink
  - Pyth Network
  - Band Protocol
  - UMA
Source: Brand's website (https://api3.org) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.