DevNetwork [API + Cloud + Data] Hackathon 2026
Join the largest challenge-driven in-person & online hackathon, co-located with API World 2026!
Our hackathons regularly attract over 300+ participants — and we are inviting the international developer community to converge in-person & online this year for the DevNetwork [API + Cloud + Data] Hackathon 2026!
More Details Coming Soon!
Venue Information
IN-PERSON
Santa Clara Convention Center
ONLINE
LAST YEAR’S
Sponsors
LAST YEAR’S
Schedule
Monday, August 18, 2025
10:00 AM PT | Hackathon Launched
10:00 AM PT | Hackathon Kickoff Talks & Workshops (Virtual) Link to join coming soon! Learn more about the sponsor, challenges, prizes & rules!
Thursday, September 4, 2025
10:00 AM PT – 11:00 AM PT | Hackathon Kickoff Networking — Hackathon Lounge – Expo Hall – Santa Clara Convention Center
Meetup with your team, connect with other challengers and ask questions to the sponsors directly. Each hackathon participant will receive a FREE Hackathon Swag Bag (Drawstring Bag, phone holder, phone charger & Food Voucher) upon check in at the Hackathon Lounge!
Friday, September 5, 2025
10:00 AM PT | Final Project Submissions Due
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT | Overall Judges Review Projects
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT | Sponsors Judge Projects
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PT | Top 5 Project Videos played on the CloudX Expo Innovation Stage
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PT | Overall and Sponsor Winners Announced via API World Main Stage
COB | Sponsors connect with Winners on how they will receive their Prize (API World Team can help!)
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Challenges
& Prizes
DevNetwork [API + Cloud + Data] Hackathon 2025 Overall Winner
$12,500 in cash
1st Place Prize:
– Amazon Echos (Up to 5)
– DevNetwork Premium All-Access Passes to all 2026 virtual conferences – Announcement in our email to 60,000 subscribers listing your team and project
MuleSoft AI Integration Challenge: Build Intelligent Agentic Solutions with Anypoint Code Builder
$1,000 in prize value
1st Place: $750 Amazon Gift Card
2nd Place: $250 Amazon Gift Card
Foxit Software: Automate a Chained Document Workflow with Foxit APIs
$1,000 in prize value
1st Place: $1000
2nd Place: Cool Lego Kit
Vonage – Secure Your App with Enhanced Authentication Using Vonage APIs (Challenge #1)
1st Place: $750 Amazon Gift Card + $750 in Vonage Credits
2nd Place: Steam Deck 512GB OLED + $150 in Vonage Credits
Vonage – Transforming Customer Service with Multi-channel Interactions (Challenge #2)
1st Place: $750 Amazon Gift Card + $750 in Vonage Credits
2nd Place: Steam Deck 512GB OLED + $150 in Vonage Credits
LAST YEAR’S
Judges
Ahmad Awais
Founder & CEO @ Langbase.com
Roy Derks
Principal Product Manager, Data & AI @ IBM
Gloria Felicia
CEO @ AtlasPro AI
Anita Ihuman
Developer Advocate @ CHAOSS
Grishma Jena
Data Scientist and Program Lead @ IBM
Oleksandr Kondratiuk
CTO @ akirolabs
Vishal Pallerla
Solutions Architect @ Intersystems
Mike Tung
CEO @ Diffbot
Vamsi Vaddavalli
Senior Software Engineer @ Roku Inc