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How to Build a Great UX for Your B2B SaaS API

API Basics

How to Build a Great UX for Your B2B SaaS API

June 21st, 2024 • 7 min read

Are you in the process of building an API for your SaaS product, or maybe just in the planning stages? Focusing on your API's UX provides dividends for you and your customers.

What Are the Different Types of APIs and How Do They Work?

API Basics

What Are the Different Types of APIs and How Do They Work?

February 14th, 2024 • 9 min read

Learn the main types of APIs and how each one functions. Knowing the differences helps you connect with the RPC, SOAP, REST, and GraphQL APIs you'll come across for SaaS apps.

Integrating with Salesforce APIs: Tips and Tricks

API Basics

Integrating with Salesforce APIs: Tips and Tricks

February 7th, 2024 • 5 min read

We sat down with one of our integration experts to discuss Salesforce APIs including custom data schemas, API libraries, webhooks and pub/sub.

Integrating with Google APIs: Tips and Tricks, Part 2

API Basics

Integrating with Google APIs: Tips and Tricks, Part 2

September 27th, 2023 • 8 min read

Part 2 of our discussion with one of our integration experts on Google APIs, particularly webhook and notification details for Google Drive and Gmail.

Integrating with Google APIs: Tips and Tricks, Part 1

API Basics

Integrating with Google APIs: Tips and Tricks, Part 1

September 14th, 2023 • 7 min read

We sat down with one of our integration experts to discuss the Google API ecosystem, including dev setup, webhooks, pub/sub, and API versioning.

What's a Paginated API and How to Loop Over One in an Integration

API BasicsIntegration Development

What's a Paginated API and How to Loop Over One in an Integration

September 11th, 2023 • 7 min read

API pagination allows users and integrations to access large datasets without being overwhelmed. Learn how simple it is to loop over an API for an integration.

Integrating with Slack APIs: Tips and Tricks

API Basics

Integrating with Slack APIs: Tips and Tricks

August 30th, 2023 • 7 min read

We sat down with one of our integration experts to talk about Slack APIs and covered endpoints, OAuth, legacy OAuth, webhook security, SDKs, and message blocks.

What Is an XML-RPC API and Why SaaS Teams Use Them

API Basics

What Is an XML-RPC API and Why SaaS Teams Use Them

May 15th, 2023 • 7 min read

XML-RPC APIs aren't as common as they once were, but some companies still use them for SaaS apps. Learn the history of RPC-APIs and how they function.