What do you need?
We offer two main types of API development and data integration services.
Depending on your business requirements, you may find that you need a bit of both to achieve your goals.
Existing API integration
Do you have an existing API that you need to integrate with?
Whether it’s something you built in the past, or a third-party interface, we can get it connected and flowing data to or from your business.
We have experience integrating with a range of well-known APIs, including Stripe, Zendesk, Kissflow, Hubspot, Xero, Zoho and Shopify.
We’ve also worked with many more less well-known APIs, and we’ve seen it all!
We have the ability to figure out how to integrate with pretty much any API, and get it to do what’s required, sometimes even beyond what the API developers intended.
So whichever API you want to integrate with, we can help.
We love a good challenge.
Custom API development
We’re also able to create brand new APIs from scratch, tailored to meet your specific business requirements.
With a focus on quality and performance, your custom API will get your data working hard for you again.
Building a custom API allows you to control what data you make available, who can access it, and how they interact with it.
It can also be adapted over time as your business needs change, instead of being locked in to someone else’s idea of how your business should work.
And having your own tailored API opens you up to new revenue opportunities, increased customer satisfaction and enhanced productivity.
We love designing innovative, flexible, future-proof API solutions that are easy (and fun) to use.
Talk to us today about your business needs.
Our process
When you engage us to work with you on your API project, here’s the process we’ll take you through.
Define the project
First, we need to discuss your goals for the integration, what you want it to be able to do, how people will interact with it, and any key quality and performance metrics.
This is the step where we define the Scope of Works, and get super clear on what success looks like.
Design and architecture
Once we’re clear on where we’re headed, then it’s time to map out a plan for the structure and implementation of your API.
We’ll look at the best technologies to support your goals, the different layers of functionality you’ll need and how everything will fit together.
Feature development
Now it’s time to put code to screen, and start building out the functionality of your API, using our core “ARTS” framework.
In this stage, we’ll be developing endpoints, shaping responses, adding features, managing validation and gracefully handling errors.
Performance and security
We’ve got your integration doing what it needs to do, now we need to make sure it doesn’t do anything it shouldn’t.
Here we look at authentication, caching, throttling and anything else that can impact performance.
We also enhance usability and make sure everything’s fully and clearly documented.
Testing and deployment
Now that we’ve got your API ready to roll, it’s time for everyone to test everything, end-to-end, inside and out, and then do it all over again.
This is where we squash the final bugs, iron out any remaining security issues, and stress test the entire system.
Most importantly, this is where you get to enjoy your new API in its full glory, start putting it through its paces, and prepare to deploy it.
Monitoring
Your new API is up and running, and you’re starting to see the impact on your business already.
You’re watching people use your custom interface, and you’re keeping an eye on its performance metrics.
Your custom data integration is helping you achieve your business goals, and all kinds of possibilities are now opening up to you.
What are you waiting for? Let’s have a chat about your project.
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