Forem: Nikolas

Git Native API Client (free, no login)

Nikolas — Mon, 12 May 2025 11:07:31 +0000

Hey all,

We recently started working on an API Client - Voiden - and wanted to share it here to get your thoughts and feedback.

Over the past few years, we found ourselves managing way too many tools just to work with APIs: one for api specs, another for docs, a third for tests, etc etc. Eventually it starts to feel more like a performance than actual work.

So we built Voiden: A git-native, extensible, and lightweight client that brings everything—specs, docs, tests, mocks—into one place. No bloat, no lock-in, no "platform overhead." Just structured API workflows that don’t fight your tools or your team.

A few things we care about:

-Reusability and composability : APIs as building blocks, not silos.

-Structure over scatter : everything lives together in one workspace.

-No sign-in required : you can use it without creating an account.

Free and open — we are building this with the community in mind.

Just to be clear: The goal is NOT to replace OpenAPI, but to provide a layer around existing specs that feels coherent, hackable, and friendly to real-world dev workflows.

You can check it out here: https://voiden.md/

And if you have feedback, suggestions, or just want to follow along:

https://github.com/VoidenHQ/feedback

We are still early, but would love to hear what you think—what you like, what is missing. Appreciate any time you take to try it out.

Nikolas

creating forms with an API

Nikolas — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:52:18 +0000

Focus on Your App, Not Your Forms

Forms are essential, but they shouldn’t slow developers down. The Reformify API is built for developers who want a no-fuss, efficient way to collect user data without spending hours configuring a form builder.

Ready to get started? Try the API and start building!

Rest Assured

Nikolas — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:43:49 +0000

📊 Fact : More than 70% of software bugs are found during integration and system testing. Yet, many teams still rely on manual processes for API testing.

⏳ Problem

Testing APIs manually is time-consuming, error-prone, and hard to maintain—especially as systems grow more complex. Developers need reliable automation to ship faster and with confidence.

🚀 Solution

Rest Assured is a powerful Java library for automating REST API tests.

In our latest blog, we walk through how to get started with Rest Assured, from setup to real-world test cases. Bonus: it's open-source and integrates smoothly into your CI/CD pipeline.

👉 Read the guide here: https://apyhub.com/blog/rest-assured-api-testing

Axios GET Params

Nikolas — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:12:31 +0000

Working with APIs? Then you've probably used Axios for your GET requests. But are you using it to its full potential?

In this post, I walk through:

✅ How to use params the right way
✅ Handling optional and multiple query parameters
✅ Dealing with arrays and nested objects in params
✅ Custom serialization using paramsSerializer
✅ Real-world integration with external APIs (like ApyHub)
✅ Performance tips: caching, pagination, and throttling

👉 Read the full article here: https://apyhub.com/blog/axios-get-params

Let me know how you're using Axios and what tricks you've learned along the way!

Call for feedback to the dev community

Nikolas — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:36:58 +0000

Hi there. folks - I am looking for developers with experience in API design and testing to try out a new local first API client we have built. This has NOT been launched yet, which means that we are looking for folks that are happy to be early access users and help us with some initial feedback.

No need to sign up either, totally free and local (github).

Let me know and I will share a link to download (also tell me in the comment if you want the mac or windows version).

Thanks,

Nikolas

frontend folks?

Nikolas — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:01:10 +0000

For the front-end developers who deal with APIs: Some APIs make life easier, others not.

Here are a few APIs that in my experience actually help speed up front-end development:

1️⃣ Image Optimization APIs – Nobody likes slow-loading pages. Use an API to compress and resize images on the fly.
2️⃣ Content & Placeholder APIs – Need dummy data or placeholder images while designing? There’s an API for that.
3️⃣ Authentication APIs – Save yourself from the headache of handling OAuth and JWTs manually.
4️⃣ Feature Detection APIs – Want to check if a user’s browser supports certain features? There are APIs that do this instantly.
5️⃣ ApyHub’s Utility APIs – Convert files, extract text, format dates, and do other common tasks without writing extra code.

More information here: https://apyhub.com/blog/common-apis-frontend-developers

Which APIs do you rely on the most for front-end work? 🚀

How to Use cURL HEAD Requests: A simple Developer’s Guide

Nikolas — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:48:31 +0000

Learn curl HEAD requests to verify resources, save bandwidth, and grab metadata fast. We have put together this guide and tried to add commands, examples, and advanced tips for developers.

Read more here: https://apyhub.com/blog/curl-head-request and let me know your thoughts!

Nikolas

Low/No code devs here?

Nikolas — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:09 +0000

No-Code & Low-Code Developers, I Need Your Input!

One of the things we want to continue doing is helping developers in the low-code space extend the capabilities of their applications with APIs and integrations. To make sure we are focusing on what truly helps you, I d love your inputs:

🔹 Which platforms would you like to see tutorials for? (Bubble, Make, Retool, Zapier, Webflow, etc.?)
🔹 Are there specific integrations or API use cases you would like to see?
🔹 Would plugins for certain platforms make your life easier?

Drop a comment below!

Nikolas

nocode #lowcode #developers #integrations #plugins

Calendar API - Update

Nikolas — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 10:50:37 +0000

📆 Managing Calendar Events Just Got Easier!

Most of us rely on digital calendars to stay organized- But not every event needs a fixed time slot—some just need to be marked as an all-day event, like a holiday or personal reminder.

⏳ The Challenge:
Until now, our Generate iCal API required both start_time and end_time, meaning every event had to be time-blocked. This made it tricky to create simple, all-day events without reserving a full day’s slot.

🚀 The Solution:
We have just rolled out an update! Now, you can omit start_time and end_time to create all-day events effortlessly. These events will appear at the top of your calendar—without blocking the entire day. Of course, if you still need specific times, the existing functionality remains unchanged.

👉 Try it out: https://apyhub.com/utility/generator-ical

We hope this update makes scheduling even smoother. Let me know what you think! 💡

Essential APIs for Developers in 2025: Solving Today’s Challenges with the Right Tools

Nikolas — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 14:31:34 +0000

In 2025, the world of software development continues to evolve at lightning speed. As technology advances, so do the challenges developers face. With the growing demand for faster, more efficient solutions, developers are increasingly turning to APIs to streamline their workflows, automate tasks, and integrate powerful functionalities into their applications.

Whether you’re working on media-heavy apps, AI-driven platforms, global e-commerce systems, or SEO-focused projects, APIs have become indispensable tools that allow developers to focus on building value, rather than reinventing the wheel.

Here is a selection of APIs designed to solve some of the most common challenges developers encounter today. From media conversion and data extraction to SEO tracking and internationalization, these APIs will help developers in various domains and tech stacks improve their workflow and efficiency.

SEO & SERP Ranking: For Developers Building Analytics or SEO-Focused Platforms

Challenge: As developers working on SEO-focused tools or analytics platforms, tracking keyword rankings and monitoring SERP changes are critical. Whether you're building with Node.js and Express for real-time analytics or leveraging Python (Django) for data-heavy reporting, manually tracking keywords and their rankings can be a time-consuming task that requires continuous attention.

🚀 Solution: The Rank Tracker API automates the process of SERP monitoring, allowing developers to track keyword rankings in real-time. This API provides valuable insights, helping developers adjust strategies based on up-to-date data.

How It Improves Workflow: By integrating this API, developers save time on manual ranking checks and avoid the complexity of custom-built tracking systems. This frees up time to focus on more valuable features like advanced analytics and user experience, making it ideal for applications built with React, Vue.js, or Flask.

Try the API here: https://apyhub.com/utility/serp-rank

Media Conversion & Optimization: For Developers Building Video or Image-Centric Apps

Challenge: Developers working with video streaming or media-heavy applications often face issues with media format compatibility, optimization, and file size reduction. Whether you're developing a video-sharing platform using React Native or a social media app with Vue.js, optimizing media assets like images and audio can significantly impact both user experience and application performance.

🚀 Solution: The PNG to WebP Converter API and WAV to MP3 API help developers automate the process of image compression and media format conversion. These APIs ensure that images load quickly, and audio files are in the most efficient formats for web usage.

How It Improves Workflow: These APIs integrate seamlessly into backend systems built on tech stacks like Node.js or Python Flask, reducing the need to manually write and maintain custom conversion scripts. Developers can focus on enhancing app features while the APIs handle the heavy lifting of media management.

Try the png to webp API here: https://apyhub.com/utility/image-converter-png-webp

Try the WAV to mp3 API here: https://apyhub.com/utility/audio-converter-wav-mp3

Data Extraction & Conversion: For Data-Driven Applications and AI Models

Challenge: For developers working in fields like data science, AI, or analytics, extracting structured data from unstructured sources (like PDFs, websites, or JSON files) is a common and often complex task. Whether you're using Python (Pandas) for data manipulation or JavaScript (Node.js) for web scraping, processing large datasets and converting between formats like JSON to CSV can quickly become a bottleneck.

🚀 Solution: The Extract Text from Website API and JSON to CSV API simplify data extraction and conversion tasks. These APIs make it easy for developers to pull relevant text from web pages or convert raw data into user-friendly formats for analysis.

How It Improves Workflow: With these APIs, developers no longer need to build complex scraping or parsing tools from scratch. By integrating them into data-driven applications, they can automate text extraction and data formatting, streamlining workflows and reducing the likelihood of errors.

Try the extract text from url API here: https://apyhub.com/utility/extractor-webpage-text
Try the JSON to CSV API here: https://apyhub.com/utility/converter-json-csv

Globalization: For E-Commerce and Travel Platforms Supporting Multiple Regions

Challenge: As applications become increasingly global, developers need to deal with complex challenges around currency conversions, international data, and localization. This is particularly relevant for e-commerce platforms, travel booking systems, or financial apps that must provide accurate, real-time information for users in different countries. Managing this data across different regions can be challenging, especially when dealing with fluctuating exchange rates and country-specific information.

🚀 Solution: The Currency Converter API and Country List API are perfect for automating this process. The Currency Converter API offers up-to-date exchange rates, while the Country List API provides comprehensive country information, including codes, names, and regions.

How It Improves Workflow: Developers can integrate these APIs to automate currency conversion and country-related queries, ensuring users have the latest, most accurate information when making transactions or booking services.

Try the currency API here: https://apyhub.com/utility/currency-conversion-multiple

Try the countries info API here: https://apyhub.com/utility/data-lists-country

Image & Video Management: For Social Media Platforms and Content-Heavy Apps

Challenge: Applications like social media platforms, video sharing sites, and e-commerce apps often require dynamic image and video processing. Whether it’s creating thumbnails for video previews, converting videos to GIFs, or resizing images for different screen resolutions, developers need efficient tools that can automate these tasks in the background.

🚀 Solution: The Video to GIF Converter API and Thumbnail Generator from Video API are ideal for handling these tasks. These APIs can automate thumbnail generation and video-to-GIF conversions, optimizing media assets for a better user experience.

How It Improves Workflow: By using these APIs, developers can avoid the hassle of writing and maintaining media processing logic themselves. These tools are especially helpful when building applications with stacks like React, AngularJS, or Django, ensuring media files are optimized and ready for fast loading.

Try the GIF conversion API here: https://apyhub.com/utility/gif-from-video

Try the Thumbnail API here: https://apyhub.com/utility/video-thumbnail

Have you tried these APIs? Any other APIs you think are worth mentioning here?

Paraphrasing Text API

Nikolas — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:43:20 +0000

Tired of Rewriting Text? The Paraphrase Text Generator API

Hey, devs 👋, some thoughts on something most of us do not want to spend so much time on: content. Whether you’re building tools for marketers, running a CMS, or working on any project involving text, chances are you’ve run into situations where you need to reword something.

The Paraphrase Text Generator API. 🚀

This API takes any text, rephrases it, and generates a fresh, natural-sounding version—all while keeping the original meaning intact. And the best part? You can integrate it into what you are building to make life easier for your users (and yourself).

Why Should You Care?
Here are some common use cases where this API can help:

SEO-Friendly Content Creation
Use the API to create unique variations of web copy, blog posts, or product descriptions and give your platform some extra SEO boost.

A/B Testing
Need multiple versions of marketing copy for testing? This API lets you generate alternative takes on headlines, CTAs, or descriptions.

Helping Users Work Smarter
If you are building a CMS or a content tool, adding a “Paraphrase” button powered by this API could make your users super happy.

Simplify Complex Stuff
Have you ever tried reading a legal doc or a healthcare policy? Yeah, me neither. But if you’re building tools and software for these industries, the API can simplify jargon-heavy text and make it more user-friendly.

Academic Writing
Researchers, students, and academic writers need to rephrase text all the time to avoid plagiarism or to reframe ideas.

Making Learning Content More Engaging
If you’re in the e-learning space, the API can create multiple ways of explaining the same concept, making lessons more engaging and accessible.

What’s Cool About This API?

Context-Aware: It doesn’t just replace words with synonyms—it actually "understands" the text and keeps it coherent.
Plug-and-Play: Easy to integrate + it works across industries, from marketing to education to technical writing.
Time-Saving: Automates a task that most of us hate, freeing up time to focus on actual development.

TL;DR
If you’re building anything involving text, the Paraphrase Text Generator API is worth checking out.

Try it out, and let me know how it works for you! Would love to hear what you’re building. 🚀

https://apyhub.com/utility/sharpapi-paraphrase-text

JSON - a dev's best friend

Nikolas — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:25:37 +0000

Why JSON is the Developer’s Best Friend

Why JSON?

✅ Human-readable & intuitive: Easy to debug and understand.
✅ Lightweight: Compact, fast to process and transmit.
✅ Machine-friendly: Universally compatible with almost every programming language.
✅ Flexible: Can handles complex, nested data.
✅ API standard: Used by most modern APIs for integration.

📌 Many developers work with multiple CSVs— importing data from external sources, migrating legacy systems, batch processing datasets etc etc.

Being able to convert these CSV files to JSON through an API would help them:

🔸 Automate data workflows: Integrate CSV-to-JSON conversion into your data pipelines without manual parsing or scripts.
🔸 Ensure data consistency: The API ensures well-formed JSON, reducing issues (mismatched fields, incorrect nesting etc.).
🔸Handle large datasets and nested structures --- cut down on development time and speed up your project.

Try the CSV to JSON API in the API playground: https://apyhub.com/utility/converter-csv-json