Navigating Multi-API Integration Complexities
Building good and usable applications often means integrating a multitude of APIs – from payment gateways and logistics to inventory management and analytics.
This IDC Hour session is designed to equip entry and mid-level developers with insights and practical skills needed to master complex multi-API integrations, especially within the unique context of the African tech ecosystem.
Why This Session Matters
Modern applications combine diverse functionalities such as Point of Sale (POS), omnichannel ordering, inventory management, and business analytics to power entire industries.
However, for many developers in Africa, integrating multiple APIs presents significant challenges. These include technical hurdles like data mapping inconsistencies, API versioning complexities, and diverse authentication mechanisms. Additionally, developers often have to deal with infrastructure limitations such as unreliable internet and power supply, alongside ecosystem challenges like inadequate documentation and fragmented regulatory frameworks.
This session will look into these pain points, providing actionable strategies to build resilient, efficient, and scalable applications.
What To Expect
Demystifying Multi-API Integration: Gain a foundational understanding of how various APIs (e.g., payment, logistics, inventory, analytics) are integrated into a single, cohesive application to enhance functionality and user experience.
Overcoming Technical Integration Hurdles: Learn practical strategies to tackle common challenges such as data mapping and normalization, managing API versioning and backward compatibility, handling diverse authentication methods, and implementing robust error handling and debugging practices.
Navigating African Infrastructure & Ecosystem Challenges: Discover approaches to design resilient applications that account for unreliable internet connectivity and power supply. We'll also discuss how to navigate regulatory complexities and leverage community support.
Best Practices for Robust API Design: Understand key principles for thorough planning and design, standardization, effective monitoring, and ensuring security and compliance across multiple integrated APIs.
About IDC
The Interswitch Developer Community (IDC) is dedicated to empowering developers by providing the tools, resources, and connections needed to build innovative solutions on Interswitch’s platforms.
We are focused on accelerating the career development of developers through networking opportunities, skill-building sessions, mentorship, and exposure to the latest fintech tools and technologies.
Through IDC, developers gain access to Interswitch’s comprehensive suite of Software Development Kits (SDKs), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and developer-friendly frameworks, all designed to streamline development for engineers of every skill level.
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