API Development Company · REST & GraphQL · OWASP-Compliant Security

Custom API Development - Built to Connect Every System You Run

We design and build REST and GraphQL APIs, third-party integrations, and webhook-driven architectures that connect your CRM, ERP, payment gateways, and internal tools - with contract-first design, OWASP-compliant security, and documentation your team will actually use.

API Projects
120+
Years Experience
15+
Integrations Built
50+
Client Retention
98%
Trusted by Leading Brands
What We Build

API Development Services We Deliver

From REST and GraphQL APIs to webhook systems, API gateways, and legacy system modernisation - we engineer every layer of your integration architecture.

01

Custom REST API Development

Resource-based REST APIs designed around your data model - versioned endpoints, consistent error handling, pagination, filtering, and full OpenAPI (Swagger) documentation from day one.

02

GraphQL API Development

Schema-first GraphQL APIs that let client apps fetch exactly the data they need in a single request - ideal for mobile apps, dashboards, and multi-source data aggregation with strong typing.

03

Third-Party API Integration

Connect your platform to payment gateways, CRMs, ERPs, marketplaces, and SaaS tools - Stripe, Razorpay, Salesforce, SAP, Amazon, Shopify, QuickBooks - with resilient retry logic and error handling.

04

Webhook & Event-Driven Architecture

Real-time, event-driven systems using webhooks and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS) so your systems stay in sync the moment something changes, without constant polling.

05

API Gateway & Microservices Architecture

Break a monolith into independently deployable microservices behind a unified API gateway - with request routing, load balancing, service discovery, and centralised authentication.

06

Legacy System API Modernisation

Wrap legacy databases, on-premise ERPs, and older SOAP services with a modern REST or GraphQL API layer - so new applications can integrate without touching fragile legacy code directly.

The API Tech Stack We Use

Technology That Powers Modern APIs

Every technology choice is driven by scalability, security, and integration flexibility - from robust API frameworks to event-driven messaging and enterprise API gateways.

API Frameworks
Node.js / ExpressPython / FastAPIPHP / LaravelJava / Spring BootGo (Golang).NET Core
API Protocols
RESTGraphQLgRPCWebSocketsSOAP (legacy)OpenAPI / Swagger
Integration & Messaging
WebhooksApache KafkaRabbitMQAWS SQS / SNSZapier / Maken8n
Payment & Commerce APIs
StripeRazorpayPayPalShopify APIWooCommerce APIAmazon SP-API
Auth & Security
OAuth2JWTAPI Key ManagementSAML SSORate LimitingWAF / DDoS Protection
API Gateway & Infra
Kong / AWS API GatewayNginxDocker / KubernetesTerraformAWS LambdaServerless
Databases & Caching
PostgreSQLMongoDBMySQLRedis (caching)ElasticsearchDynamoDB
Monitoring & Docs
PostmanSwagger UIDatadogNew RelicGrafanaSentry
How We Work With You

Engagement Models for API Development

Whether you need a dedicated integration team, a fixed-price API build, or flexible sprint-based development - we have a model that fits your budget, timeline, and growth stage.

Most Popular
Dedicated Team
Your offshore API engineering team. Full-time. Fully yours.
A dedicated squad of API and integration engineers - backend developer, integration specialist, QA, and DevOps - working exclusively on your integration layer at a fraction of US/UK/AU hiring cost. Full IP ownership retained by you.
Best for
  • Ongoing integration platform development
  • Growing API product with a public developer base
  • Replacing or augmenting an in-house integration team
  • Multi-system integration hub (CRM, ERP, payments)
Process: Team assembly → Onboarding → Weekly sprint delivery → Continuous roadmap
Ongoing - scale up or down each quarter
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Well-defined projects
Fixed Price
Agreed price. Agreed scope. Delivered on time.
Ideal for well-scoped API projects - a single third-party integration, a payment gateway connection, a public API for one client app, or an API modernisation layer over a legacy system. We agree on deliverables, price, and timeline upfront.
Best for
  • Single third-party integration (CRM, ERP, payments)
  • Public API for one mobile or web client
  • Legacy system API wrapper
  • Webhook-based sync between two platforms
Process: Detailed spec → Fixed quote → Milestone delivery → Sign-off
Best for projects 6–16 weeks
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Agile & flexible
Time & Material
Pay for hours worked. Adapt as scope evolves.
Billed on actual time and resources used. Best for evolving integration requirements, adding new endpoints as your product grows, or exploratory work connecting an unfamiliar third-party API without a fully fixed spec upfront.
Best for
  • API scope that evolves as you learn requirements
  • Adding new integrations to an existing API
  • Exploratory third-party API prototyping
  • API audit, performance, or security review
Process: Sprint planning → Biweekly delivery → Iterative refinement → Transparent timesheets
Start in 1 week - no lengthy onboarding
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How We Deliver

Our API Development Process

A structured six-stage process designed to deliver an API your team and partners actually adopt - from contract-first design and integration build to security testing and post-launch monitoring.

01
API Discovery & Endpoint Mapping

We map every system that needs to talk to your API, the data each one needs, and the events that should trigger real-time sync - before writing a line of code. This prevents costly rework and a bloated, inconsistent endpoint list later.

02
Contract-First Design (OpenAPI Spec)

We design the full API contract - endpoints, request/response schemas, authentication, and error formats - as an OpenAPI specification first, so your frontend and integration teams can start building against a stable contract while backend work is still underway.

03
Agile Development - Core Endpoints First

Development begins with core resource endpoints and authentication, then expands in sprint cycles to cover integrations and edge cases. Each sprint delivers working, testable endpoints reviewed directly against the OpenAPI contract.

04
Integration Development & Third-Party Connectivity

We build and test every required third-party connection - payment gateways, CRMs, ERPs, marketplaces - using REST, webhooks, and message queues, with full retry logic, idempotency handling, and integration-specific error monitoring.

05
Security Testing, Load Testing & QA

Authentication and authorisation testing, input validation and injection testing against the OWASP API Security Top 10, rate-limit verification, and load testing to confirm the API holds up under real production traffic.

06
Launch, Documentation & Monitoring

Zero-downtime production deployment, published OpenAPI documentation and Postman collection, uptime and latency monitoring dashboards, and error alerting - plus a tiered SLA-backed support plan for ongoing endpoint additions.

Client Results

What Our API Clients Say

Trusted by B2B SaaS platforms, eCommerce brands, and enterprise IT teams across the US, UK, and Canada.

★★★★★

Our internal tools were held together by manual CSV exports between our ERP and our CRM. 1Solutions built a REST API and webhook layer that syncs both systems in real time. What used to take our ops team four hours a week now happens automatically.

DR
Daniel R.
Head of Operations, B2B Distribution Company (US)
★★★★★

We needed a public API so partner agencies could pull campaign data into their own dashboards. 1Solutions delivered a fully documented GraphQL API with API key management and a developer portal - partners onboarded themselves within a day.

PN
Priya N.
CTO, Marketing SaaS Platform (UK)
★★★★★

Integrating Stripe, our warehouse system, and three marketplaces (Amazon, Walmart, eBay) into one order pipeline sounded like a nightmare. 1Solutions built the integration hub in 12 weeks with proper retry logic - it hasn't dropped an order since launch.

CM
Carlos M.
Founder, eCommerce Brand (CA)
Why 1Solutions

Why Choose Us for API Development

15+ years building REST and GraphQL APIs, third-party integrations, and event-driven architectures - with contract-first design, security-first engineering, and a track record of 50+ production integrations.

15+ Years API & Integration Expertise

We have been building REST and GraphQL APIs, integration layers, and event-driven architectures since 2010 - across SaaS, fintech, eCommerce, healthcare, and logistics.

Contract-First, Not Code-First

Every API starts as an OpenAPI specification agreed with your team before backend work begins - so frontend, mobile, and partner teams can build in parallel against a stable, documented contract.

50+ Third-Party Integrations Delivered

We have built production integrations with payment gateways, CRMs, ERPs, marketplaces, and accounting tools - using REST APIs, webhooks, and message queues with proper retry and idempotency handling.

Security-First by Default

OAuth2/JWT authentication, scoped API keys, rate limiting, input validation, and OWASP API Security Top 10 compliance are built into every API we ship - not bolted on afterward.

Built to Scale

From a single-service REST API to a full microservices architecture behind an API gateway, we design for the traffic and integration count you will have in two years, not just launch day.

Documentation Your Team Will Actually Use

Every API ships with an OpenAPI spec, interactive docs, and a Postman collection - so onboarding a new developer or partner takes minutes, not a support ticket to us.

US / UK / AU Market Expertise

We serve SaaS companies, eCommerce brands, and enterprise IT teams across North America, Europe, and Australia - adapting integration architecture to regional compliance and vendor ecosystems.

Transparent Delivery, Full Ownership

Fortnightly demos, weekly sprint reports, shared task boards, and direct developer access on Slack or Teams. All source code, API contracts, and IP are 100% yours from day one - no vendor lock-in.

Start Your API Project

Tell us what systems need to talk to each other and we will schedule a free 60-minute API discovery call with a senior solutions architect. We will map your endpoints, identify integration points, and give you a realistic scope and cost estimate - at no charge.

Free 60-minute API discovery and endpoint mapping session

Preliminary OpenAPI contract, integration map, and scope estimate at no charge

Security and architecture review of any existing API you already have

NDA available on request - your systems and data stay protected

Response within 24 business hours from our API engineering team

Tell Us About Your API Requirements

FAQ

API Development - Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about building custom APIs and integrations with 1Solutions - from cost and timeline to security and documentation.

No-code tools like Zapier or Make work well for simple, low-volume automations between two apps. Once you need custom business logic, high request volumes, sub-second latency, complex authentication, or an API that your own customers or partners will consume, a custom-built API is the only reliable option - it gives you full control over data validation, rate limiting, versioning, and error handling that generic connector tools cannot provide.
A focused API with 10-20 endpoints, authentication, and one or two third-party integrations typically takes 6-10 weeks. A full integration layer connecting your CRM, ERP, payment gateway, and internal tools with webhook-driven sync usually takes 10-16 weeks. Enterprise-grade API gateways with microservices architecture, multi-tenant rate limiting, and a public developer portal typically take 4-8 months. We provide a milestone-based estimate after a free scoping call.
Both. We choose the protocol based on your use case - REST for straightforward resource-based APIs with wide client compatibility and simple caching, GraphQL when clients need flexible, nested data fetching in a single request (common for mobile apps and dashboards), and gRPC for high-throughput internal service-to-service communication. Many of our API projects expose a REST API publicly while using gRPC or message queues internally between microservices.
Yes. We have built production integrations with payment gateways (Stripe, Razorpay, PayPal, Braintree), CRMs (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho), ERPs (SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics), marketplaces (Amazon MWS/SP-API, Walmart, eBay), eCommerce platforms (Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento), and accounting tools (QuickBooks, Xero). We build resilient integration layers with retry logic, idempotency keys, and webhook-based real-time sync so a dropped connection never means a lost order or payment.
Every API we build includes OAuth2 or JWT-based authentication, API key management with scoped permissions, rate limiting and throttling per client, input validation and sanitisation against injection attacks, TLS encryption in transit, and detailed audit logging. For public-facing APIs we add a Web Application Firewall (WAF) and DDoS protection at the gateway layer. We follow OWASP API Security Top 10 guidelines on every project.
Yes. Every API we deliver ships with an OpenAPI (Swagger) specification, an interactive documentation portal your team or external partners can use to explore and test endpoints, example requests in multiple languages, and a Postman collection. For public APIs, we can build a full self-service developer portal with API key sign-up, usage dashboards, and versioned documentation.
Yes. We regularly wrap legacy databases, on-premise ERPs, and older SOAP-based services with a modern REST or GraphQL API layer - so new applications, mobile apps, and partner integrations can connect without touching fragile legacy code directly. This lets you modernise incrementally instead of a risky full rewrite.
Yes - all API projects include a 30-day post-launch hypercare period with a prioritised bug-fix SLA. We then offer ongoing support plans covering security patches, third-party API updates as provider APIs change, uptime and performance monitoring, and sprint-based development for new endpoints as your integration needs grow.