I almost quit my app last month. Now I’m launching on Product Hunt next Wednesday. 🚀

Hey everyone 👋

Just wanted to share a very real indie hacker moment with you all. For the past couple months, I was stuck in the infamous "API approval waiting room." The timeline was opaque, I lost my momentum, went into full cruise mode, and honestly... I was seriously thinking about throwing in the towel and moving on from the project.

But literally right when I was about to give up, I got the email: My Amadeus API production key was finally approved!

That was the exact spark I needed. I am officially back in the game and sprinting toward a launch. For context, I’m building Triply, a travel planning app, and getting this key changes everything for the product:

Day-by-day Itineraries: The core engine is now fully functional, generating daily activities tailored to the user's profile.

Massive Precision Boost: Thanks to Amadeus being live, the accuracy of flights and stopovers is finally where it needs to be.

Dynamic Destination Backgrounds (Unsplash API): I wanted to make the UI feel inspiring. So, I integrated the Unsplash API. Now, the moment a user searches for a destination, a beautiful, high-res photo of that exact place dynamically loads as the background of their itinerary page. It completely changes the vibe of the trip planning.

It’s crazy how fast things can change from "I'm shutting this down" to "I'm launching!" 😅

I'm finally launching Triply on Product Hunt next Wednesday. I’m feeling incredibly confident and hoping it's only up from here.

To anyone else stuck waiting on third-party approvals or feeling the friction: hang in there. Sometimes the breakthrough happens the exact moment you feel like quitting.

I’d love to connect with anyone launching soon or who has advice for a first-time PH launch! Cheers! 🍻