Automation and integration

Integration and API map

We survey the systems, APIs and data flows you have and give you back a map of the connections to make, ordered by impact.

Before connecting systems, you need to know what exists. We map the systems, APIs and data flows and show what to connect first.

Goal

End manual data entry and exports between systems, starting with the integrations that have the most impact.

Challenges

APIs with different limits and formats, exposed keys, processes that depend on files and nobody with a view of the whole.

• Systems: What exists, who uses it and what data it holds.
• APIs and flows: What each API provides, with what limits, frequency and format.
• Priorities: Integrations ordered by impact and effort.

Data and tools

API documentation, interviews with the teams and system logs.

What you get

A map of systems and integrations, a common data model and a phased implementation plan.

Example

At a streaming and gaming company, we brought data from Twitch, YouTube and the games themselves into a common model, with dashboards that update during the broadcast.

First the map, then the connections.