Hey Reader, Ever wondered how a single missing API field could end up costing a company $2 million? It’s not just a hypothetical scenario—it's a real risk that businesses face. This is exactly what happened to our co-founder, Anthony Alaribe, and it’s the story behind the creation of APItoolkit. We’re excited to announce that Anthony will be a guest at the Platform Engineering community’s upcoming webinar on October 22, 2024. In this session, he’ll reveal how this costly API incident occurred...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, It's Tamara here and as you might have already known, I have some exciting updates for you.Last week, our Co-founder, Anthony, had a chat with Lazarus, one of APItoolkit users who shared his experience using the tool. Lazarus Morrison, a web developer, shares how APItoolkit helped him maintain stability during a major update for his app on a constituent service platform. With real-time feedback on traffic and errors, APItoolkit has become essential for ensuring his app’s...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, It's Tamara here and as you might have already known, I have some exciting updates for you.APItoolkit now supports OpenTelemetry - but for logs only at the moment Earlier this week, we rolled out support for OpenTelemetry logs, which means you can now send your general application logs to APItoolkit using OpenTelemetry. We will be rolling out Traces and Metrics in the coming weeks, so stay glued here. Want to learn more? Watch our demo video below Watch the demo Is Modern...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, It's another Tamara Thursday haha.. and I hope your Thursday is as beautiful as mine🤩 Over the weekend, we put together a comprehensive demo video showcasing all the cool features of APItoolkit, demonstrating how they can make your life easier. 🎉✨ This demo video dives into the APItoolkit platform and outlines APItoolkit's various use cases with live projects. What’s in the Video? Watch our error tracking feature in action on a live project and see how APItoolkit catches and fixes...
12 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, It's another Thursday and I am excited to be in your inbox with some of the things we've been up to at APItoolkt. First things first, our co-founder and CTO, Anthony, discussed The Importance of Monitoring and Observability for backend engineers with Solomon Eseme on the GBE Podcast. In the conversation, you'll Learn:- the importance of monitoring for backend engineers- structured logging- monitoring & observability- good monitoring strategy- building a robust monitoring strategy-...
12 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Did you miss my Thursday email? Well, I’ve been busy learning, networking, and socializing at the WeAreDevelopers World Conference in Berlin! 🌍 You know my week wouldn’t be complete without sharing all the juicy updates from APItoolkit with you, so here I am in your inbox on a Friday. PS: If you're at the conference too, let’s connect! I’d love to meet you in person First thing first, We’ve been getting a lot of questions about what sets APItoolkit apart from other monitoring and...
12 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, It's another Thursday and of course, I'm in your inbox again with some updates from APItoolkit If you're in Lagos, Nigeria🇳🇬 on the 20th of July, catch up with our DevRel Lead as he will be giving a talk about "The Power of Observability in API-Driven Applications" at the API Conference, Lagos. If you will be attending this conference, our DevRel lead, Bolaji will be happy to talk to you about how APItoolkit can help your company or side-project solve many of the API challenges...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Tamara here, and as always, I have some updates for you. One reoccurring question our community members and prospects ask has been about the redaction of sensitive data and how to redact larger swaths of fields. We understand that security and data protection are important to you and we are making sure your data is secure and well-protected. Here's what we've rolled out recently ✨ New Visualization Tool - In the last weeks, we rolled out a tool to make redacting sensitive data...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Tamara here, and I have some news for you. First thing first, we have created a well-detailed onboarding video for you. This step-by-step guide covers everything you need to integrate APItoolkit into your system and make the best out of our platform. What You’ll Learn: Create an Account: Quick setup process to get you started. Create a New Project: Step-by-step guide to setting up and starting a new project. Fetch API Key: How to get and use your API key. Integrate SDK: Easy...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read