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Stacksync API Management overview

Manage how your integrations communicate with connected apps using Stacksync’s built-in API management. Set precise rate limits for each integration, per second, minute or custom window, to avoid exceeding provider quotas and ensure your syncs run smoothly, even during peak usage. Stacksync automatically batches and schedules requests, scaling up workers for high-volume syncs while minimizing unnecessary API calls.
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API Management

API management in Stacksync

With real-time monitoring and centralized controls, you can easily track API usage, adjust limits, and keep your data pipelines efficient and reliable. Stacksync’s native API management helps you prevent service disruptions, optimize costs, and maintain secure, compliant integrations, all without manual intervention.

Key benefits

  • Real-time, reliable sync: Stacksync batches and minimizes API calls, ensuring your data is always up to date while reducing API consumption and costs.
  • Custom rate limits: Set precise API rate limits for each connected app, per second, minute, or custom window, so you never exceed quotas, even during peak activity.
  • Automatic scaling: For high-volume syncs, Stacksync automatically spins up more workers and parallelizes processes to keep your integrations fast and responsive.
  • Reduced overhead: Stacksync only makes API calls when data changes, so you avoid unnecessary polling and keep your integrations efficient.
  • Centralized control: Manage, monitor, and adjust API usage for all your integrations from a single dashboard.

Use cases

  • Preventing rate limit errors: Avoid service disruptions by setting rate limits that match your provider’s quotas and your business needs.
  • Cost optimization: Lower your CRM or database bills by batching updates and reducing API call volume, especially during bulk data operations.
  • Multi-app coordination: Share API quota across multiple integrations or tools, ensuring fair usage and preventing one app from exhausting your limits.
  • Peak load management: Maintain smooth syncs even during high-activity periods by spreading out API calls with second or minute based limits.
  • Compliance and monitoring: Track API usage and sync activity for audit trails, security, and performance monitoring.

Why use API management?

Stacksync’s API management gives you full control over how your integrations communicate, keeping your data in sync and your quotas protected. By intelligently batching, scaling, and monitoring API calls, Stacksync ensures your business gets real-time performance without risking overages or downtime. Set your limits, monitor usage, and let Stacksync handle the rest, so you can focus on growing your business, not managing API errors.

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Stacksync

Stacksync is a real-time bidirectional data synchronization tool between CRMs (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot, or SAP) and databases (e.g. Postgres or Google BigQuery). Edits made to data in your CRM will instantly update in your database, and vice-versa.
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What is API management in Stacksync and why is it important?

API management in Stacksync refers to the centralized control, monitoring, and optimization of all API interactions between your connected apps and data sources. This ensures secure, reliable, and efficient data synchronization, prevents API rate limit exceedance, and helps maintain stable integrations even during peak usage periods.

How does Stacksync help manage API rate limits and avoid service disruptions?

Stacksync enables you to set precise API rate limits for each connected app, controlling the number of API calls within specific time windows such as per second or per minute. This prevents exceeding third-party service quotas, avoids costly overages, and ensures uninterrupted data sync. Stacksync only makes API calls when data updates occur, further optimizing API usage and reducing unnecessary requests.

What features does Stacksync offer for monitoring and controlling API usage?

Stacksync provides real-time dashboards to monitor API call volumes, sync health, and usage trends. You can configure custom rate limits, receive alerts for potential issues, and share API quotas across multiple integrations. The platform batches modifications and parallelizes processes to maximize throughput while respecting your configured limits.

Can Stacksync’s API management support high-volume and real-time data syncs?

Yes, Stacksync is built for high-volume, real-time data synchronization. Its scalable architecture automatically adjusts worker processes to handle spikes in data updates and parallelizes API calls for faster performance, all while staying within your defined rate limits. This ensures your business operations remain fast and reliable, regardless of data scale.

What best practices should I follow for effective API management in Stacksync?

  • Set smaller time-scale rate limits (seconds or minutes) for consistent, real-time syncing
  • Regularly monitor API usage and adjust limits as your data needs evolve
  • Use Stacksync’s dashboards and alerts to proactively address potential issues
  • Share API quotas wisely if multiple tools use the same app’s API
  • Leverage batching and parallel processing for efficient, large-scale syncs