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API Development & Integration

APIs that don't break the
moment someone else uses them.

We design, build and secure APIs — REST, GraphQL and webhook-based — and integrate with the third-party APIs your business already depends on. Documented, versioned, monitored. Senior engineers, fixed scope, an API layer your team and your partners can actually rely on.

180+ teams shipping with our engineers · ISO 27001-secure · NDA on request

— What we build

Four ways we build and connect APIs .

From a new public API to a tricky third-party integration, we handle the API layer directly — designed to be documented, versioned and monitored from day one. (Need a full application built around the API, or CRM/AI-specific integration work? See our application and CRM/AI Integration pages.)

Most broken integrations are
broken APIs, not broken code.

Most “the integration keeps failing” problems trace back to an undocumented, unversioned or unmonitored API — not the code calling it. Before we integrate with anything, we check what’s actually there — then design or fix the API layer so it can be depended on by more than one team, indefinitely.

Versioned by default

Documented automatically

Monitored in production

Built for more than one consumer

1

DESIGN

Model the data, define the contract

2

BUILD

Develop, secure and version the API

3

DOCUMENT

Auto-generate docs & example requests

Outcome

We start with an API contract and versioning plan — so the API can be depended on by more than one team without breaking.

14 years · 290+ bots

Built to be
depended on, not just working today.

300+

Products shipped to production

across 9 industries

14yrs

Years in business

founded 2012

95%

Engagement extension

clients renew or expand

ISO 27001

Audited data security

brief → first standup

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Capabilities & stack

Boring tech that
ships on time.

We build APIs with proven protocols and gateway patterns — not a clever one-off that only the original developer understands. Real engineering, documented for whoever maintains it next.

How we pick

01

Design the contract first

Before we write a handler, we define the data model, versioning strategy and error format — so consumers know exactly what to expect, forever.

02

Document as you build, not after

Auto-generated docs (OpenAPI/Swagger) ship alongside the code, so documentation never drifts out of sync with reality.

03

Secure and rate-limit by default

Authentication, authorization and rate limiting are part of the initial design, not patched in after the first abuse incident.

04

Real infrastructure where it counts

API gateways, message queues and proper monitoring when a simple endpoint runs out of road for real production traffic.

API PROTOCOLS

REST

GraphQL

gRPC

WebSockets

DOCUMENTATION & CONTRACTS

OpenAPI / Swagger

Postman collections

JSON Schema

API versioning

GATEWAYS & SECURITY

Kong

AWS API Gateway

OAuth 2.0

API keys & rate limiting

EVENT-DRIVEN & MESSAGING

Webhooks

Kafka

RabbitMQ

AWS SQS/SNS

OBSERVABILITY

Datadog

Grafana

PagerDuty

Distributed tracing

Industries

APIs,
tuned for your industry.

Every domain has its own data sensitivity, third-party ecosystem and uptime expectations. We bring playbooks, not generic endpoints — and design the API layer around your industry’s realities from day one.

01 · Industry

Healthcare

HIPAA-compliant APIs for clinical and patient data.

02 · Industry

Finance & Fintech

APIs built for regulatory scrutiny and uptime.

03 · Industry

Retail & E-commerce

APIs that connect storefronts, inventory and payments.

04 · Industry

Logistics

APIs where the shipment status updates in real time.

Engagement models

Pick how you want to
ship with us.

Three ways in — all senior engineers, all fixed against the outcome we agree before the first endpoint ships.

Fixed-scope

API audit & roadmap

Best when your existing APIs are unreliable but you’re not sure why.

Fixed-scope

Project-based build

Best for a defined API or integration project.

Embedded

Staff augmentation

Plug senior API and integration engineers into your team.

FAQ

The questions
everyone asks before kickoff.

Not sure whether you need a new API or a fix to an existing one? Book a 30-min call with a senior engineer.

What can you build in terms of APIs?

New REST, GraphQL or gRPC APIs designed around your data model, integrations with third-party APIs (payment, shipping, communication), API gateway and security setup, and webhook-based event-driven integration. In short: the API layer, built to be depended on by more than one team.

Often yes. Most unreliable APIs are missing versioning, documentation, or rate limiting — not fundamentally broken — so we audit first and fix what’s causing the instability before recommending a rebuild.

Both — the choice depends on your data shape and consumers. REST suits simple, resource-based access; GraphQL suits complex, nested data where consumers need flexible queries. We recommend based on your actual use case, not a default preference.

Yes — we’ve built integrations with major payment processors, shipping carriers, communication platforms and industry-specific APIs, and we handle the authentication, rate-limiting and error-handling quirks each one has.

 We use auto-generated documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger) that’s built alongside the code, so docs update automatically when the API changes — instead of drifting out of sync over time like hand-written docs do.

Rate limiting, caching and gateway architecture are part of the initial design, not an afterthought — so the API degrades gracefully under load instead of falling over.

We implement OAuth 2.0, API keys, or other appropriate authentication schemes based on who’s consuming the API, with access scoped to what each consumer actually needs — not blanket access.

You own it. We build with proper version control, auto-generated documentation and monitoring dashboards, and hand over everything your team (or the next vendor) can pick up — no black box, no lock-in.

ISO 27001-secure · Certified since 2020

Let's build an API worth depending on.

Send your brief — a senior engineer (not a sales rep) replies within 24 hours with a read on what’s fixable in your current API setup, and a fixed-scope plan for the gap.

What you’ll get