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Show HN: SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code

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Post by alfaa » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 6:20 AM UTC

Show HN: SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code
slashapi.com

Re: Show HN: SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code

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Post by debarshri » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 8:03 AM UTC

Nice stuff, Quick question around the product.

All the services listed already has rest api. Why would I need your product. What is the value add? May be I am missing something.

For Rest api for databases - https://postgrest.org

Too expensive for things that is available for free. Also, what happens when we hit rate limit on the upstream service. Who is responsible for that?

Re: Show HN: SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code

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Post by asim » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 8:20 AM UTC

Reminds me of https://nocodeapi.com/

Re: Show HN: SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code

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Post by debarshri » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 8:25 AM UTC

asim wrote: post #3

Reminds me of https://nocodeapi.com/

I think the moat is to create huge amount of integrations. But, I am still missing the point. Why would you not access the rest interface of the services directly and create a security loophole by adding your access tokens to 3rd party service.

Re: Show HN: SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code

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Post by villgax » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 8:25 AM UTC

Suggestion, /mon -> /mo or /month or per month

Number of API calls per month of 100K for $15 is just too low, you can have decent dedicated servers running per month for $5 & that could very well handle 86400*30 at 1 request per second.

Re: Show HN: SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code

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Post by amir734jj » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 8:28 AM UTC

debarshri wrote: post #4

asim wrote: post #3

Reminds me of https://nocodeapi.com/

I think the moat is to create huge amount of integrations. But, I am still missing the point. Why would you not access the rest interface of the services directly and create a security loophole by adding your access tokens to 3rd party service.

Agreed. They need a lot of integrations but other than that it's a solid product specially for not tech savvy startups

Re: Show HN: SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code

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Post by debarshri » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 8:34 AM UTC

amir734jj wrote: post #6

debarshri wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the moat is to create huge amount of integrations. But, I am still missing the point. Why would you not access the rest interface of the services directly and create a security loophole by adding your access tokens to 3rd party service.

Agreed. They need a lot of integrations but other than that it's a solid product specially for not tech savvy startups

Could you elaborate what do you mean by - "it's a solid product specially for not tech savvy startups"

If team is writing stuff to use REST, then the team is tech savvy.

Re: Show HN: SlashApi – a web platform to build REST APIs without code

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Post by HatchedLake721 » Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 8:34 AM UTC

villgax wrote: post #5

Suggestion, /mon -> /mo or /month or per month Number of API calls per month of 100K for $15 is just too low, you can have decent dedicated servers running per month for $5 & that could very well handle 86400*30 at 1 request per second.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224