Correlating usage to issues in application programming interfaces

A computer system for correlating application programming interface (API) usage to issues in APIs, the computer system comprising:

• a processor set;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium;
• wherein:
• the processor set is structured, located, connected, and/or programmed to run program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium;
• and
• the program instructions which, when executed by the processor set, cause the processor set to perform a method comprising:
• identifying field characteristics of API input/output (I/O) data generated during operation of an API;
• validating the I/O data based on a set of issue criteria;
• identifying a set of issues for a first user, the set of issues identified in the set of issue criteria;
• establishing a degree of correlation of an identified issue to API usage reduction;
• and
• responsive to the degree of correlation meeting a threshold degree of correlation, taking a retention action corresponding to the threshold degree.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having a set of instructions stored therein which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising:

• identifying field characteristics of application programming interface (API) input/output (I/O) data generated during operation of an API;
• validating the I/O data based on a set of issue criteria;
• identifying a set of issues for a first user, the set of issues identified in the set of issue criteria;
• establishing a degree of correlation of an identified issue to API usage reduction;
• and
• responsive to the degree of correlation meeting a threshold degree of correlation, taking a retention action corresponding to the threshold degree.