Build Your Own Tools Using APIs - Pubcon Vegas 2014
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APIs are powerful for creating custom reporting, interfaces, and data mashups.
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Build Your Own Tools Using APIs - Pubcon Vegas 2014
- 1. Build Your Own Tools Using APIs Brian LaFrance Marketing Director – AuthorityLabs brian.lafrance@authoritylabs.co m Twitter - @blafrance
- 2. What is an API?
- 3. You’re Using APIs Every Day • Smart phones • Web apps • In-car apps • Gaming consoles • Smart TVs • SEO software • PPC management • Maps • Social apps • Analytics tools
- 5. What if I don’t write code?
- 6. Over 300 Supported Apps
- 12. • Brand monitoring • Automate social media • Email list building • Customer support • Lead management • Project management • Call tracking • Metrics dashboards • Team communication • Performance monitoring
- 13. Don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty.
- 14. ProgrammableWeb • Over 12,000 APIs listed in the directory • Search and filter by categories & formats • Some info is outdated – Read official docs • Claim and maintain your API if you have one • Looks at their lists of mashups for ideas
- 15. Planning is EXTREMELY Important • Figure out the end goal • What data is needed for functionality? • Determine available resources • Programming language & framework(s) • Data storage
- 16. Read & Understand the Docs • Authentication • Data format • Rate limits • Available data • Expectations
- 17. Tools To Help Development • RequestBin • Runscope • New Relic • Datadog • Chrome Developer tools
- 18. APIs For Almost Everything Signup Kiss Metrics Signup API Activation Intercom Campaign Monitor WordPres s Billing Flowdock
- 20. Data Mashups & Dashboards
- 24. Provide Fast & Reliable Data
- 26. Serving Your Users • Write thorough documentation • Provide sample code • Don’t break legacy code • Keep response times low & uptime high • Set request limits when necessary • Free usage/test platforms are important
- 27. Build Your Own Tools Using APIs Brian LaFrance Marketing Director – AuthorityLabs brian.lafrance@authoritylabs.co m Twitter - @blafrance
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- How many people remember the old days of having to scrape everything to get even basic data from sites? Use weather example. Allows 2 systems to communicate without having to know the inner workings of both systems Data is typically structured and easily readable by a computer. Can be read-only or read-write depending on the purpose. A structured way of exposing functionality Make it easy to automate data sharing
- Add numerous integrations Can choose from various triggers depending on values out of one API Can choose an action to happen depending on what fields are available in another API
- Add numerous integrations Can choose from various triggers depending on values out of one API Can choose an action to happen depending on what fields are available in another API
- Add numerous integrations Can choose from various triggers depending on values out of one API Can choose an action to happen depending on what fields are available in another API
- Add numerous integrations Can choose from various triggers depending on values out of one API Can choose an action to happen depending on what fields are available in another API
- Add numerous integrations Can choose from various triggers depending on values out of one API Can choose an action to happen depending on what fields are available in another API
- Expectations – If free, don’t have many If paid, look for an SLA. Check with provider on uptime. Rate limits – These are typically for everyone’s benefit. Ask and many times you can get these changed/raised.