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Explore the top 7 API authentication methods, their strengths, use cases, and how to choose the right one for your needs.

Adrian Machado
1/3/2025
Learn why using an open source or in-house API gateway may not be the right decision for your company when accounting for cost, security, customization, and maintenance.

Josh Twist
12/16/2024
An API gateway is a service that acts as an intermediary between clients API requests and your APIs/microservices. Hosting options include: Fully-Hosted (managed by the gateway provider), Self-Hosted (managed and deployed by you), or Hybrid (combination of both).

Josh Twist
12/16/2024
Learn how to use DB2OpenAPI to generate a full OpenAPI/Swagger specification from your SQL database schema.

Adrian Machado
12/12/2024
Learn how to build a Supabase-inspired, PostgREST compatible, developer experience for interacting with your hosted MySQL Database via REST API and Javascript/Typescript SDK.

Adrian Machado
12/10/2024
Learn about the tools and frameworks you can use to automatically generate a REST API or GraphQL API directly from your SQL and NOSQL database.

Adrian Machado
12/4/2024
Spotify is slowly killing its free API. Compare alternatives including Apple Music, SoundCloud, Deezer, Napster and more to find the best Spotify API alternative.

Adrian Machado
12/2/2024
Choosing an affordable but robust authentication service is not easy - especially since Amazon Cognito recently raised their prices. Compare AWS Cognito, Auth0, Firebase authentication, Supabase authentication, and Clerk.

Adrian Machado
11/27/2024
Learn how to build a Supabase-inspired developer experience for interacting with your hosted Postgres Database via REST API and Javascript/Typescript SDK.

Adrian Machado
11/25/2024
You can convert SQL Queries into API requests easily using the RQL or OData formats for sending requests, or by using a framework like PostgREST on top of your database.

Adrian Machado
11/20/2024