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API Development and Integration

Most small businesses have two or three systems that do not talk to each other, and a person quietly bridging the gap by copying information between them. That person is the integration, and they are expensive, slow, and occasionally wrong.

API work replaces that. Sometimes it is connecting two existing tools; sometimes it is building an API so your own data can be used elsewhere. Either way the goal is that nobody re-types anything.

Starts from
$1,800
Typical timeline
1–4 weeks
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This is for you if

  • Someone on your team copies data between two systems by hand
  • Your website form does not reach your CRM without a person moving it
  • You need to connect a tool that has no ready-made integration
  • You want to expose your own data to a partner or app, safely

This is probably not for you if

  • A no-code connector like Zapier already does it well — we will tell you if that is the case rather than sell you a build

We would rather tell you now than take the project and disappoint you.

Worth knowing: Before commissioning a custom integration, check whether Zapier or Make already covers it. For simple flows they are cheaper and faster, and a developer who does not tell you that is not on your side. Custom work earns its cost when the logic is genuinely specific, the volume is high, or the reliability actually matters.

What you get

Third-party integrations

CRM, email platforms, payment providers, booking systems, accounting, and shipping — connected and error-handled.

Custom API builds

REST or GraphQL endpoints, authenticated, rate-limited, versioned, and documented.

Webhook handling

Receiving events reliably, including the retries and idempotency that stop a duplicate webhook charging someone twice.

Data migrations

Moving records between systems without losing or duplicating anything, with a dry run first.

Error handling that tells you

Failures alert someone. Silent failure is the default in most integrations and it is how data quietly goes missing for months.

Documentation

What it does, what it expects, and what to do when it breaks.

What we build it with

Deliberately mainstream choices. You should be able to hand this to any competent developer later without them needing to learn something exotic first.

Front end

Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS

Back end

Node.js, Next.js API routes, Cloudflare Workers

Database

Postgres, Supabase, Cloudflare D1 and KV

CMS

Sanity, Payload, headless WordPress, or plain Markdown

Payments

Stripe, Shopify, WooCommerce

AI

OpenAI, Anthropic, and open models where they fit better

Hosting

Vercel, Cloudflare Pages — in your account, not ours

Analytics

Plausible, Fathom, GA4, Search Console

Industries we build for

We work with any business that wins work on trust. These are the ones we have written about at length.

Not sure whether api development services is what you actually need? Send over what you are trying to fix and we will tell you straight — including if a smaller job would do it.

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How it works

1

Map the flow

What moves, from where to where, how often, and what happens when it fails.

2

Check the simple option first

If an off-the-shelf connector does the job we say so.

3

Build and test against real data

Including the failure cases, because those are what you will actually meet.

4

Monitor after launch

Alerting so a broken integration is noticed by us, not by a customer.

Recent work

Real sites, not mockups. Every one is live and you can go and look at it.

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Questions

How much does an API integration cost?

Simple integrations between two well-documented services run $1,800–$4,000. Custom API builds start around $5,000. The cost driver is rarely the happy path — it is the error handling, retries, and edge cases that make it reliable.

Should I just use Zapier?

Often, yes, and we will tell you when. Zapier and Make are excellent for straightforward flows at modest volume. Custom work makes sense when the logic is genuinely specific, volume is high enough that per-task pricing hurts, or a failure has real consequences.

Can you integrate with a system that has no public API?

Sometimes. Some systems allow database access, file exports, or unofficial endpoints. We will tell you honestly if it is fragile — building on an undocumented endpoint means it can break without warning.

What if the integration breaks?

It will eventually — third-party APIs change. We build in alerting so you find out immediately, and maintenance plans cover keeping integrations working as the services they depend on evolve.

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