In this video I break down the exact framework I stumbled into for finding code ideas that actually make money—especially APIs. The reason I’m even making this is because after I shared that I’m generating revenue from coding APIs in my spare time, my DMs got flooded with the same question: “How do you find profitable API ideas?” My answer is stupidly simple: I call it the PPT method—Popular + Twist. I start by going to RapidAPI’s Popular APIs page to see what’s already working (aka what thousands of developers are already paying for), then I pick something I actually like from that proven-demand list. The “twist” is where the money is. I don’t copy an API—I improve it, specialize it, or solve a specific problem the existing options don’t nail. I show an example with video APIs: instead of a generic downloader/editor, you could build a creator-focused API that auto-edits long-form content into TikTok/Shorts/Stories formats with watermarks and platform optimization. Then I walk through my most profitable idea: I noticed finance APIs were popular but often too expensive or too complex, so I built a super simple, affordable finance API for indie devs (clean endpoints, good docs, simple pricing) in three days—and got paying customers within two weeks. I also share the Geocode.xyz example making $15k/month to prove this approach scales: solve one specific problem really well for people who can pay.