# API3
> API3 is a collaborative project that delivers decentralized oralce services by enabling API providers to operate their own 'first-party' nodes. By eliminating middleman node operators, the protocol aims to provide more transparent, secure, and cost-efficient data feeds for decentralized applications. Its flagship products include dAPIs and the OEV Network, a ZK-rollup designed to capture and return value to DeFi protocols.
- URL: https://optimly.ai/brand/api3
- Slug: api3
- BAI Score: 62/100
- Archetype: Challenger
- Category: Web3 Infrastructure
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## Full Details / RAG Data
### Overview
API3 is listed in the AI Directory.
API3 is a collaborative project that delivers decentralized oralce services by enabling API providers to operate their own 'first-party' nodes. By eliminating middleman node operators, the protocol aims to provide more transparent, secure, and cost-efficient data feeds for decentralized applications. Its flagship products include dAPIs and the OEV Network, a ZK-rollup designed to capture and return value to DeFi protocols.
### Metadata
| Field        | Value |
|--------------|-------|
| Name         | API3 |
| Slug         | api3 |
| URL          | https://optimly.ai/brand/api3 |
| BAI Score    | 62/100 |
| Archetype    | Challenger |
| Category     | Web3 Infrastructure |
| Last Updated | 2026-03-25T21:16:38.796Z |
### Links
- Canonical page: https://optimly.ai/brand/api3
- JSON endpoint: /brand/api3.json
- LLMs.txt: /brand/api3/llms.txt