API Connections
Get Your Systems Talking
Most businesses end up copying the same details between their website, their payments, their suppliers and their bookings. An API connection lets those systems talk to each other, so an order, a price or a payment only has to be entered once.
We build the connection into your website using each service’s own official API, so it carries on working quietly in the background.
Connect The Tools You Use
Payment providers, suppliers, booking systems, social networks and more, joined up with your website.
No More Copy And Paste
Prices, stock, orders and members update themselves, so there is less admin and fewer mistakes.
Kept Safe On The Server
Your API keys stay on the server and are never shown in the browser, and only the data that is needed is shared.
- Real Examples
Connections We’ve Already Built
Every one of these is running on a website we built or look after.
Stripe, GoCardless Direct Debit and PayPal, with memberships and orders recorded automatically when someone pays.
A print shop whose product builder pulls live prices from its trade suppliers, so customers always see the current price.
Posts sent straight from a website to Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, on a schedule, without logging in to each one.
WooCommerce stock and products feeding in-store display screens and daily social posts.
Search Console data pulled in for SEO reporting, so we can see what people search for and where pages rank.
New domains set up in Cloudflare automatically from our billing system, DNS and all.
Got A System In Mind?
Tell us which systems you use and what you’d like them to do. If it has an API we can usually connect it, and if it doesn’t, we’ll tell you straight away rather than waste your time.
- FAQ’s
Frequently Asked
Questions
Everything you need to know before connecting your website to the systems you use.
(01) What Is An API?
It’s a way for two systems to talk to each other. Your website can send an order to a supplier, take a payment or fetch a live price without anyone typing it in.
(02) Which Systems Can You Connect?
Most modern services have an API, including payment providers, booking systems, suppliers, CRMs, accounting software and social networks. If yours does, we can usually connect it.
(03) Do I Need A New Website?
No. We can add a connection to any website we build or host. If your website is somewhere else, get in touch and we’ll tell you what’s possible.
(04) What If The Other Service Changes?
Services do update their APIs from time to time. If we host your website, we keep an eye on the connections we’ve built and update them when that happens.
(05) Is My Data Safe?
Your keys and passwords stay on the server, never in the browser, and each connection only shares the data it needs to do its job.
(06) How Much Does It Cost?
It depends on the systems involved. You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.