# API Usability

> The degree to which an API is easy for developers to learn and use correctly.

Record: `lexicon:api-usability`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-api-usability

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Semantic Contract](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/semantic-contract.md) and before [Automated Validation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/automated-validation.md).

## Category

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)

## Enabled by

- [Uniform Interface](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/uniform-interface.md)

## Linked from

- [Contracts / Interfaces / Compatibility](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-contracts-interfaces-compatibility.md)