Mercedes-Benz has launched a developer portal to engage developers and unlock new ideas using Mercedes-Benz digital assets and data. Over time, the portal has grown to include 15 public APIs and additional private APIs, SDKs, and tools to help developers build applications. The portal provides documentation, code samples, tutorials and other resources to help audiences beyond just developers, including businesses. Mercedes-Benz aims to continue expanding its API ecosystem and improving documentation, tools and processes to better manage the product lifecycle and leverage its business value.

1. Daimler Internal
Mercedes-Benz /developers
Leveraging developer portals in a
corporate context – Docs & Tools
Olaf Stelter, Mercedes-Benz AG @ API THE DOCS Virtual Series, 19.05.2021

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Welcome. Enjoy our /Developer Portal to unlock your ideas

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We launched our /Ecosystem satisfiying major 3rd party customer
demands from Mercedes-Benz digital assets
06/17
Launch of MVP portal
and first API product.
10/17
First set of
products available
11/17
API Ecosystem
@WebSummit
01/18
Launch of
experimental
connected Vehicle
API
12/18
Launch of 5 vehicle
data products
09/19
First Mercedes-Benz
Mobile SDK
06/20
BYOCAR Mercedes-
Benz APIs
02/21
Launch of B2B
APIs for Fleets
& Car2X APIs

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Working with our /Mercedes-Benz Data enables innovative business models
Marketing data Anonymized data
Vehicle data
/images
/descriptions
/equipment
/car configuration /car2x
over /130
vehicle data
points
/fleet
/SRTI *)
*) SRTI: EU initiative for Safety Related Traffic Information

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There are more /Audiences then just developers
https://www.daimler.com/sustainability/cities/

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A choice of our public /API‘s. Handle the growth of products.
15 public (visible) products, 15 additional products visible for dedicated customers

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Set the focus to increase your maturity. Being ready to party /Awards
https://devportalawards.org/

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Developer /BYOCAR initiative to create fun
BYOCAR - Bring-Your-Own-Car

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Create developer /Experience with tools
https://car-simulator.developer.mercedes-benz.com/
You have no Mercedes-Benz?
Here is one for you - the Connected car simulator

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Product /Documentation is essential in leveraging business value and
targeting your audiences
Product sections
• Tile
• Overview
• Details
• Specification
• Docs
• Pricing
• (Inspire Stories)
• (Use Cases)
BUSINESS
BUSINESS
DEVELOPER
DEVELOPER DEVELOPER
BUSINESS

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Product managers and product owners need /Guidance to manage
product lifecycle
Pillars of integration: Preparation > Publishment > Product Lifecycle
Product Onboarding Guide (POG) and tools sets guidance for successful product launch
Confluence
Portal
Drupal

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Tools and best practices provides /Guidance to manage product lifecycle
Confluence and Drupal supports iterative
content collection and pre-publishing.
Approved content readiness leads to product
publishing and portal visibility.
Confluence Portal
Drupal

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Lessons Learned and /Best Practices to manage „API“ products
(1) Business Development Portal is still named (API) Developer Portal
(2) Business Building Blocks are still named API‘s
(3) Business documentation becomes more important than API specification
(4) Process of collaborative content creation needs iterative solutions to mature
(5) Product visibility extends companies portals by upcoming digital market places
(6) Offering additional business solutions leverages API Adoption

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Come and /talk to us.
developer.mercedes-benz.com developer@daimler.com
Olaf Stelter
Community Manager
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz /developers