APIs como herramienta esencial para un negocio exitoso

First, you need to be innovative and willing to create new models that improve your products or services, make them accessible and improve processes. One of the tools needed to achieve this is the famous API or Application Programming Interface.

APIs allow interaction between various systems, making it easier for a business model to use a module of a system that belongs to an external application. That is, they represent a set of exposed software functionalities, so that another can use them in a controlled, secure and easy way. In addition, they define how software components should interact with each other. There are many types and determinations for their development, but today the most widely adopted is the REST API , an interface between systems that uses HTTP to obtain data or generate operations.

These interfaces are a key technology for digital transformation as they modernize digital channels. At the same time, they make the company’s assets available to partners and customers, with the aim of generating new products that strengthen the company’s business. Other benefits include:

⦁ Creates channels to generate new forms of income.
⦁ By tracking and measuring data, it can be used to extract valuable commercial information.
⦁ Attracts new customers and helps retain existing ones.
⦁ Allows innovation and transformation of current applications.
⦁ Enables integration between applications and social networks, expanding the business.

“Adopting an API-based development program generates positive side effects for businesses. The company will become more agile and collaborative, including isolated organizations. It will have tools to drive internal innovation and, in general, a more entrepreneurial and customer-oriented strategy ,” explained Gabriel Arango , Head of Technology at GlobalLogic LatAm .

In order to successfully launch an API on the market, certain factors must be taken into account to achieve the objectives set:

⦁ Provide a Developer Portal with tools for developers to build new applications and solutions quickly and easily.
• Define a reference architecture and best practices for building APIs and governance mechanisms for their evolution.
• Implement an API platform that serves all stakeholders and supports projected growth.

This implementation improves the user experience by having all applications interconnected, and allows opening up a part of the internal system so that company employees can use them. The possibilities are endless. The challenge is always to transform the business by providing innovative solutions. For this reason, GlobalLogic is constantly working on the development of APIs, so that they can become the competitive advantage that every business needs to achieve success.