A New Powerful Approach for API Design

This is not like any other prototyping tool, this technology underneath builds real deployed API backends in the cloud. That's why API's look and feel like the final API's. And because these API's are natively designed online, that means you can share with users to try instantly and even give them API keys.

Forget about setting up web servers, databases and programming to prototype API's, this is the old way and generally a waste of time, especially when the prototype needs updating and sharing with users.

This technology is especially focused on API Designers, Architects and Product Managers who are responsible to deliver API's their customers want and will use. They want to design API's, communicate with stakeholders and send API solid requirements to development teams. Having a real working API greatly fosters the necessary communication with stakeholders.

Nothing beats actually using and trying out the API to determine if requirements are met. When your customers have signed off on the API's, you can send a real working API with OpenAPI docs to your development team, almost eliminating any risk.

You can design your API in our browser based API Designer without any coding. To build API's even faster, you can import an OpenAPI or a Postman collection. The following shows examples of each approach.

Build API's that customers want by letting customers test drive the API's first, make the changes based on feedback, then generate OpenAPI and get the benefits of Design First API's.

The following are great example use cases for this API service.

High Fidelity Prototyping & Experimenting

Brainstorm API's in real time, design API's and try different approaches, share your API's with anyone, let them try them and give you feedback. Great for beta's, MVP's, etc. UI and QA developers can use API's to jumpstart final development.

API Incubator

You can incubate your API's by allowing customers to build applications and scripts using the API's. Simply deploy your API's and generate API keys for users to make API requests, plug into external backend systems via RestPoint webhooks.

OpenAPI

If you have an OpenAPI specification, you can import OpenAPI to instantly build your API prototypes in the cloud. Now you and your customers can try your API's for real, with data. This will help you validate your OpenAPI specification with your customers to get them right API's the first time.

Import Postman Collections

Import your Postman collections to auto generate a real API and backend online for users to send requests, then auto generate OpenAPI for your Postman Collection.

Dependency Testing/Simulation

When your integration test needs to reach out to an external service, now you have a dependency that's a pain to work around. Build API's that can be used to simulate external API services needed for integration and system testing.

Sandbox

Build a replica of your API for users to test and play with your API. Get users up running fast and avoid issues such as OAuth for trial API access for your main product API.

Data Driven Test Cases

Build API driven test cases for data driven testing. When an API changes, all your data driven test data is auto updated.