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Normative institutions, such as the growing use of e-payment options, enabled API integration in digital music platforms. Cultural-cognitive institutions like employee ego constrained the API integration process in music digital platforms.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study primarily contributes to deepening\u00a0understanding of the relevant literature by exploring the institutional forces that affect API integration among digital firms in a developing economy. 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