Elevate Built Financial Infrastructure for AI Agents in a Weekend with Zuplo

Elevate needed to quickly develop a secure, professional API for their autonomous checkout solution that enables AI assistants to make online purchases. With Zuplo, they were able to launch a complete API with authentication, rate limiting, and documentation in just a weekend.

Key Benefits

Rapid Time to Market

Zuplo enabled Elevate to build and launch their API in a single weekend, dramatically accelerating their development timeline.

Enterprise-Grade Security

Out-of-the-box API key authentication and rate limiting provided the security features Elevate needed without additional development effort.

Professional Developer Experience

Zuplo's integrated developer portal and automated documentation gave Elevate a polished interface for their API consumers.

The Challenge

Building a Professional API for a Startup

Elevate is building financial infrastructure for AI agents, with their first product being an autonomous checkout solution that enables AI assistants to make purchases online. As a startup with limited resources, they needed to quickly develop and launch their API with professional, enterprise-grade features.

The team had chosen Supabase for their database infrastructure but needed a way to transform the generic REST endpoints into a custom, product-focused API with authentication, rate limiting, and comprehensive documentation. Building these features in-house would have taken significant time and resources away from their core product development.

Coming from a background at Stripe with high standards for API quality, Angelica Schwartz (co-founder) wanted to ensure their API had the polish and security features typically found in established enterprise products, despite being an early-stage startup with tight deadlines.

Pain Points

  • Time Constraints
    Needed to build and launch an API in a single weekend
  • Security Requirements
    Required robust API key authentication and rate limiting
  • API Transformation
    Needed to convert database operations into intuitive API endpoints
  • Documentation Needs
    Wanted professional documentation without manual maintenance

Weekend Implementation

1Weekend

Elevate was able to go from project initiation to a fully functional API with authentication, rate limiting, and documentation in a single weekend, significantly accelerating their development timeline.

Simplified Tech Stack

2Tools

By using Zuplo in conjunction with Supabase, Elevate was able to build their entire backend infrastructure with just two tools, simplifying maintenance and reducing complexity.

Enterprise-Grade Security

Security

Zuplo's out-of-the-box security features, including API key authentication and rate limiting, gave Elevate the protection they needed without additional development effort.

Automated Documentation

0Manual Updates

The integrated developer portal automatically generated documentation from their OpenAPI specification, eliminating the need for manual maintenance and providing a professional interface for their API consumers.

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