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title, category, icon, short_description
| title | category | icon | short_description |
|---|---|---|---|
| API Development & Integration | Software Development | 🔌 | Custom API development, third-party integrations, microservices architecture, and API management solutions. |
API Development & Integration
Build robust, scalable APIs and seamlessly integrate third-party services into your applications. We design and implement APIs that power modern applications and enable seamless data exchange.
RESTful API Development
API Design & Architecture
- Resource-oriented design
- HTTP method best practices (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH)
- URL structure and naming conventions
- Versioning strategies (URL, header, content negotiation)
- HATEOAS and hypermedia APIs
Implementation
- Node.js (Express, Fastify, NestJS)
- Go (Gin, Echo, Fiber)
- Python (FastAPI, Django REST, Flask)
- PHP (Laravel, Symfony)
- Authentication and authorization (JWT, OAuth 2.0, API keys)
API Features
- Pagination and filtering
- Rate limiting and throttling
- Caching strategies (Redis, CDN)
- Error handling and status codes
- Request validation and sanitization
- CORS configuration
GraphQL APIs
GraphQL Server Development
- Schema design and type definitions
- Query, mutation, and subscription resolvers
- DataLoader for efficient data fetching
- Apollo Server, GraphQL Yoga
- Federation for microservices
GraphQL Features
- Real-time updates with subscriptions
- Batch requests and caching
- Query complexity analysis
- Persisted queries
- Custom directives
WebSocket & Real-Time APIs
Real-Time Communication
- WebSocket server implementation
- Socket.IO for cross-browser compatibility
- Server-sent events (SSE)
- Long polling fallbacks
- Room-based messaging
Use Cases
- Live chat applications
- Real-time dashboards
- Multiplayer games
- Collaborative editing
- Live notifications
- Stock tickers and trading platforms
Third-Party API Integration
Payment Gateways
- Stripe, PayPal, Square integration
- Cryptocurrency payment processors (BTCPay Server, Coinbase Commerce)
- Subscription and recurring billing
- Webhook handling
- Payment reconciliation
Social Media APIs
- Twitter/X API integration
- Facebook/Instagram Graph API
- LinkedIn API
- TikTok API
- Discord and Telegram bot APIs
Cloud Service Integration
- AWS SDK integration (S3, Lambda, SES, SNS, SQS)
- Google Cloud APIs (Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Vision AI)
- Azure services integration
- DigitalOcean Spaces and services
Communication APIs
- Twilio (SMS, voice, video)
- SendGrid (email delivery)
- Mailgun, Postmark
- Slack API integration
- Microsoft Teams webhooks
Business Services
- QuickBooks API integration
- Salesforce integration
- HubSpot CRM
- Shopify and WooCommerce
- Stripe Connect for marketplace platforms
Microservices Architecture
Service Design
- Domain-driven design principles
- Service boundaries and responsibilities
- Inter-service communication patterns
- Service discovery (Consul, etcd)
- API gateway implementation (Kong, Tyk, AWS API Gateway)
Messaging & Events
- Message queues (RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka)
- Event-driven architecture
- Command Query Responsibility Segregation (CQRS)
- Event sourcing patterns
- Saga pattern for distributed transactions
API Security
Authentication & Authorization
- OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect
- JWT token management
- API key rotation
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Attribute-based access control (ABAC)
Security Best Practices
- HTTPS/TLS enforcement
- Input validation and sanitization
- SQL injection prevention
- XSS and CSRF protection
- Rate limiting and DDoS mitigation
- API key and secret management
API Documentation
Documentation Tools
- OpenAPI/Swagger specification
- Postman collections
- API Blueprint
- GraphQL schema documentation
- Interactive API documentation (Swagger UI, Redoc)
Developer Experience
- Code samples and SDKs
- Sandbox environments
- Changelog and versioning
- API status page
- Getting started guides
API Management & Monitoring
API Gateway Features
- Request routing and transformation
- Response caching
- Rate limiting by endpoint
- Analytics and usage tracking
- API versioning management
Monitoring & Analytics
- Request/response logging
- Performance metrics (latency, throughput)
- Error tracking and alerting
- Usage analytics per endpoint
- Cost allocation and billing
Webhook Development
Webhook Infrastructure
- Webhook endpoint creation
- Signature verification
- Retry logic and exponential backoff
- Webhook delivery monitoring
- Idempotency handling
Webhook Use Cases
- Payment notifications
- Order status updates
- User activity tracking
- System event notifications
- Integration triggers
gRPC & Protocol Buffers
- High-performance RPC framework
- Protocol buffer schema design
- Streaming APIs (unary, server, client, bidirectional)
- Service mesh integration
- Cross-language compatibility
API Testing & Quality Assurance
- Unit testing with mocking
- Integration testing
- Load testing and performance benchmarking
- Contract testing
- Automated API testing (Postman, Newman, Insomnia)
API Deployment & DevOps
- Containerization (Docker)
- Orchestration (Kubernetes)
- CI/CD pipeline integration
- Blue-green and canary deployments
- Auto-scaling configuration
Specialized APIs
Blockchain APIs
- Ethereum node RPC integration
- Web3 provider APIs
- NFT metadata APIs
- DeFi protocol integration
- Blockchain indexing APIs (The Graph)
AI/ML APIs
- OpenAI API integration
- Custom ML model serving
- Computer vision APIs
- Natural language processing
- Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
IoT Device APIs
- MQTT broker integration
- CoAP protocol implementation
- Device management APIs
- Telemetry data collection
- Remote device control
Technical Expertise
- Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Python, PHP, Rust
- Frameworks: Express, NestJS, FastAPI, Gin, Laravel
- Protocols: REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, MQTT
- Tools: Postman, Swagger, Docker, Kubernetes
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
Benefits
- Scalability: Built to handle growing traffic and data
- Performance: Optimized for speed and efficiency
- Security: Industry-standard security practices
- Documentation: Clear, comprehensive API documentation
- Reliability: Robust error handling and monitoring
- Developer-Friendly: Easy to integrate and use
Contact us to discuss your API development needs and modernize your application architecture.