Launching an
API marketplace

Challenge
The client wanted to create an API marketplace that offers the best provider service at the most affordable price for a user. The idea required Entrans to design a solution where a user can subscribe to a generic service and be offered a standard price that is below marketplace and get the best service offered (irrespective of who the service provider is)
The complexity of this idea was two-fold

Subscriptions Image Content – Enabling easy purchase of APIs and tracking their consumption.
Quick view dashboard showcasing REAL-TIME analytics of the API consumption


All the plans and their respective details available in a single screen.
Methodology
Key steps
of the project are the following
The implementation began with the consulting phase where the consultants from Entrans understood the objectives of the product from the client’s business team
The consultants draft all The business workflows And wireframes for the Product covering user Flows and required Experiences
The client SPOC approves the workflow and experiences
The technical architects, product consultants, and the client work together to arrive at the right technology stack
The technology stack and the hosting infrastructure was identified considering horizontal scalability, security, and privacy of operation, costing of the stack
Technology Stack and Architecture
01
Language &
Framework


The technology stack chosen consisted of various technologies such as Angular for the client application, nodejs for the middleware, python for core backend, PySpark for data processing
02
Tech
The architecture also ensures the scalability of operations by implementing scalability at all levels – Request, Middleware, and Queuing, Database Store, and Retrieval which includes handling multiple requests at an API level, processing, and sending/receiving data to multiple services providers.
- The product was built in a time period of 7 months which included a successful pilot led by Entrans and the Business team from the client’s side
- Clear documentation was provided to the client business team
- Entrans engineers continue to support the maintenance of the application with clear maintenance logs shared with the client every week.
Outcome
1
The product was built in a time period of 7 months which included a successful pilot led by Entrans and the Business team from the client’s side
2
Clear documentation was provided to the client business team
3
Entrans engineers continue to support the maintenance of the application with clear
maintenance logs shared with the client every week.
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