Web API Development for
10M+ Requests Without Breaking.
REST, GraphQL, or gRPC — we build APIs that scale from 10 requests to 10 million. Auto-documented, rate-limited, secured, and monitored from day one.
REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC.
REST APIs
Standard web services, mobile backends
GraphQL
Mobile apps, complex data needs
gRPC
Microservices, high-performance
“Our old API peaked at 500 RPS. Maple54's rebuild handles 12K RPS at 34ms p99. We've never had a single outage in 14 months.”
APIs built for scale + developer joy.
An API is a public product. Bad APIs cost you partner integrations, developer mindshare, and support hours. We design APIs that developers want to integrate.
API design + contracts
Week 1OpenAPI 3 spec, resource modeling, versioning strategy, auth + rate-limiting policy, error-code taxonomy, response-envelope conventions.
Build + test
Week 2-4Implementation in Node.js / Python / Go, type-safe with Zod / Pydantic validation, pgsql + Redis, contract tests via Pact, unit + integration coverage.
Docs + SDKs
Week 5Auto-generated docs from OpenAPI (Mintlify / Readme), SDK generation for JS / Python / Ruby, Postman collection, interactive API explorer.
Launch + observe
Week 6+Datadog + Sentry + OpenTelemetry, per-endpoint SLOs, alerting, on-call rotation, error budgets tracked weekly.
Everything to ship + operate an API.
Design, docs, SDKs, observability, security, and versioning — one team handles all of it.
OpenAPI 3 spec + design
Complete API contract in OpenAPI format, versioned in Git, used to generate docs + SDKs + mocks. Spec-first development — no “docs coming soon” nonsense.
Auto-generated docs + SDKs
Mintlify or Readme docs regenerated on spec changes. SDKs in JavaScript / Python / Ruby auto-generated and published to npm / PyPI / RubyGems.
Auth + security
OAuth 2.0, API keys, JWT, or mTLS — depending on your product. Rate limiting, quota management, threat detection, OWASP API Security Top 10 compliance.
Observability + SLOs
Datadog / Honeycomb distributed tracing, per-endpoint latency + error-rate dashboards, SLO + error budget tracking, on-call rotation.
Built for companies treating their API as a product.
Internal-only CRUD APIs can be boilerplate. Public APIs are a brand — and a support surface. We build the second kind right.
Platform + SaaS
Customer-facing APIs, partner integrations, marketplace plugins. Your API is your platform's product surface — treat it like one.
Fintech + Banking
Open banking, payment APIs, KYC verification, BaaS. Heavy compliance: PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001. We ship audit-ready.
Commerce + Retail
Inventory APIs, order-management integrations, dropship + 3PL sync. B2B ecommerce is API-first by default; your partners expect clean endpoints.
Healthcare + EHR
FHIR + HL7 integrations, HIPAA-compliant patient data, insurance verification. Regulatory-grade security + data-residency requirements.
Best-in-class tools for API design + ops.
Spec-first, automation-heavy, observability-rich API infrastructure.
API development, answered honestly.
REST vs. GraphQL vs. gRPC?
REST for public APIs + simple CRUD — easiest to learn, most tooling. GraphQL for frontend-owned APIs with rich query needs. gRPC for internal microservice communication at scale. We pick per endpoint, not per platform.
How do you version APIs?
URL-based versioning (`/v1/`, `/v2/`) for breaking changes, header-based for minor variations. Backward-compatibility guarantees for 12 months minimum. Deprecation notices 6 months in advance.
What about rate limiting?
Per-key + per-IP + per-endpoint. Redis-backed counters, X-RateLimit-* headers, 429 responses with Retry-After. Quota tiers configurable per API key for freemium + paid plans.
How do you handle auth?
OAuth 2.0 (Authorization Code + PKCE) for user-facing APIs. API keys + HMAC signing for machine-to-machine. JWT for session-like flows. mTLS for high-security enterprise partners.
Can you migrate our legacy API?
Yes. Incremental migration via API gateway + strangler-fig pattern. Legacy + new APIs coexist during transition. Partners migrate endpoint-by-endpoint with zero breaking changes. Typical timeline: 3-6 months depending on endpoint count.
Fair pricing for serious APIs.
Single API
1 endpoint set · 2-week build
Microservices
Distributed architecture · 4-6 wk
Enterprise
Complex / high-scale
APIs that don't break under pressure.
Sub-50ms latency. 99.99% uptime. Documented from day one.
Three ways to get started
Pick the path that fits you best — a quick form, a detailed brief, or a live call. Selected service: Website Development.
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