I created my first SAAS 📈
Last week I launched my first product on RapidApi.
I build a fast, reliable, and easy-to-use financial API to retrieve stock information on any US listed stock.
The data is provided by reputable sources in real-time and with very low latency. To get some traction and valuable feedback, I am offering 10 free Pro subscriptions to the first 10 people who can give me valuable feedback, report bugs, and feature requests.
If you have any questions you can leave them in the comments or on the discussions tab on RapidApi. If you like the service I created please give it a follow and a good review.
Any Indie Hacker who would like to subscribe can get a free lifetime 50% off license. You can try the service for free with the Free plan.
https://rapidapi.com/queris-queris-default/api/queris-financial-data/
hi joffrey
this is coming from someone who understands the API functionality (tapping into an established 3rd party database to get the information required) - but who has been consistently frustrated when trying to consume API data
amd please take these questions and comments in the way they are intended, which is to understand why developers go to market with API's in the way they do
i assume you want mass adoption and usage of your API?
the essence of a good product is one that provides little to no friction to the end user
for your API to meet the needs mentioned, will the interface be
a) an API code editor with json or other coding to reach the endpoints? with required information provided in a raw data form that requires further "massaging" to be useful?
or
b. will there be a non-technical user-friendly GUI and process so any user can simply jump in search the information they require in clear text and receive their required information in a nicely formatted data package?
i ask because i always want a)
and i usually get b:)
Hello Dennis
The API I provide through RapidApi (later through my own website) is code first. RapidApi is an API marketplace that handles the billing, security, load balancing, etc. for its API providers. Their platform includes code samples for all popular programming languages to easily integrate the usage of the API in your own projects.
The API provided is fully documented using the OpenApi standard to make it as easy as possible to get started.
The data provided is technical financial data, you will definitely need knowledge about the stock market to be able to interpret the data.
My goal is to make a streamlined product that combines multiple data sources into one easy-to-access endpoint.
Congrats! But I'm not sure why do you call creating an API SaaS?
SaaS (software as a service) is any piece of software that is being made available by a subscribtion model. An api is also a software so that's why I called it a SaaS product 😁
Well, from the formal point of view, yes, kinda. But I'm using Photoshop which is available by subscription but this fact doesn't make it a SaaS. :-))))
In fact it is - https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Adobe-Creative-Cloud-considered-SaaS-when-you-download-and-install-the-software-on-your-own-hard-drive
In fact, it's not. Did you read all the responses?
Congratulations!🎉 This comes from someone that is not 100% familiar or technical with APIs, but from a usability perspective:
And how do you plan to drive higher traffic towards your API?
Thanks for the feedback, the things you list are a work in progress. I will definitely will add usage guides and information to help potential customers. A website is also work in progress 😁
pretty cool! I myself had a hard time finding Dividend data in one single source. I'll definitely try it out!
the 50% off, how much is the lifetime access?
drop me a line ;) hello@satstack.group
I've send you an email
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I am using publicly available data and check robots.txt files provided by the data sources