As AI and AI agents become central to business automation, APIs are now critical for delivering contextual data and enabling autonomous actions. This IDC brief emphasizes that AI agents rely on APIs to act, make decisions, and access enterprise data. However, challenges like unmanaged APIs, data silos, and tool sprawl hinder effectiveness. Organizations must adopt universal API management, improve API reuse, and integrate gateways with AI governance. Integration tools must support hybrid environments, automate discovery of zombie APIs, and enable orchestration across AI, RPA, and LLMs to unlock secure, data-driven, and scalable automation.

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