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Valerie Luna
News, Business

Easy-AD API Blog Post!

March 1, 2022
API Subscriptions
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If you think about it, there is not a bit of information that someone needs or wants to share that can't simply be placed on an API - An Application Program Interface.

If I need something from a vendor, I prefer that they simply give me an API to harvest the information from. If my customer needs data from me, I want to publish an API, issue a key to them and have them access away.

Excel Spread sheets, emailed CSV files, are just way to inefficent to meet the needs of a modern digital society.

There has to be an easier way

Putting an API online for most company software groups is the easy part. Exposing it on the web and through public gateways is a whole other issue. Firewalls, IT Security, TLS Certificates can quickly overwhelm the effort. Especially if the API or Gateway will only have a short life.

This is awesome, I download the easy-ad exe, make it a scheduled task that runs all the time on my Windows Server, and my backend API is on the web. Either with the random name the Easy-AD assigns me or my own customer sub-domain on the easy-ad network.

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Steve Johnson
That is a really cool delivery method. What do I have to do on the Easy-AD site? Just select my sub-domain name?
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Valerie Luna
That's correct! Once you choose an available sub-dmaon name, an OAUTH key is made available in your account. Use that key with the Easy-AD client software and your API or Website is no on the internet.
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Steve Johnson
Thanks Valerie. It really is that easy! Amazing......
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Carla Hayden
I signed up for the free account and exposed my backend website with the random easy-ad domain name assigned to my key. This works for me as I do proof-of-concept demos all the time. Works like a champ!