API Development & Integration
Create robust APIs to connect systems, applications and services
Connect Systems & Accelerate Innovation
Tridacom develops secure, scalable, and well-documented APIs that connect your critical systems, applications, and data—empowering innovation and creating new revenue opportunities.
In today's digital ecosystem, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are the foundation of modern business integration, allowing organizations to securely share data, expose functionality, and create new business opportunities. Our API development services help Canadian organizations build the digital connections needed to thrive in an interconnected world.
Whether you need RESTful APIs, GraphQL interfaces, or comprehensive integration solutions, our experienced team delivers robust, secure, and scalable API architectures tailored to your business requirements.
API Market Growth in Canada
CA$6.2B
Projected Canadian API marketplace by 2030
19%
CAGR for Canadian API market (2025-2030)
Why Organizations Choose API Development
Strategic API investments deliver meaningful business benefits across the organization
Unlock Data Silos
APIs break down barriers between systems, creating a unified data ecosystem that improves decision-making and operational efficiency.
Accelerate Innovation
Well-designed APIs enable faster development cycles, allowing your teams to build new features and capabilities without reinventing the wheel.
New Revenue Streams
Productize your data and capabilities through secure API offerings, creating new monetization opportunities and business models.
Enhanced Security
Modern API security practices provide granular control over data access and usage, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations.
API-First Strategy
Organizations that adopt an API-first approach show 45% higher developer productivity and 60% faster time-to-market for new digital products. Let us help you implement this proven approach.
API Development & Integration Solutions
From custom API development to third-party integrations, we deliver complete solutions
RESTful API Development
Robust and scalable RESTful API architectures with secure authentication, rate limiting, and comprehensive documentation. According to Grand View Research, the Canadian API marketplace is projected to reach CA$6.2B by 2030 with a 19% CAGR.
Key Benefits:
- Resource-oriented architecture with stateless operations
- Enhanced security with OAuth 2.1 & JWT authentication
- Performance optimization with efficient caching
- Comprehensive OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
GraphQL API Development
Flexible GraphQL APIs that allow clients to request exactly the data they need, reducing bandwidth usage and improving performance. In 2025, GraphQL has become the standard for 74% of Canadian organizations adopting API-first design.
Key Benefits:
- Client-specified data retrieval without over-fetching
- Strong typing and built-in validation capabilities
- Single endpoint architecture simplifies integration
- Real-time subscriptions for dynamic data updates
API Integration Services
Seamless integration of third-party APIs and services into your existing systems, ensuring smooth data flow and process automation. Market.us reports that 71% of Canadian professionals now incorporate third-party APIs into their work.
Key Benefits:
- SaaS platform integrations (Salesforce, HubSpot, etc.)
- Secure payment gateway connections with PCI compliance
- CRM and ERP integrations with bidirectional sync
- Custom middleware for legacy system connections
API Gateway & Management
Comprehensive API gateway solutions to manage, secure, and monitor your API ecosystem with advanced analytics and throttling. Straits Research shows the Canadian API Security market will reach CA$1.03B by 2025.
Key Benefits:
- Traffic management with intelligent load balancing
- Centralized security with advanced threat protection
- Real-time monitoring and performance analytics
- Developer portal with self-service documentation
Our API Development Process
A proven methodology that balances business needs, technical excellence, and security
Discovery & Planning
We analyze your business requirements, identify integration points, and develop a comprehensive API strategy aligned with your goals.
- Requirements gathering
- System architecture review
- API strategy development
Design & Architecture
Our experts design RESTful or GraphQL API specifications with proper security controls, data models, and resource endpoints.
- API specification creation
- Security design
- Performance considerations
Development & Testing
We build your API using industry best practices, implementing comprehensive testing at each stage of development.
- Iterative development
- Automated testing
- Security validation
Deployment & Support
We deploy your API to production with comprehensive documentation, developer portal, and ongoing maintenance.
- CI/CD pipeline setup
- API documentation
- Monitoring & alerting
Industry-Specific API Solutions
Specialized integration solutions for diverse industry requirements
FinTech
Payment processing, banking integrations, and financial data exchange APIs
E-Commerce
Inventory, shipping, payment, and marketplace integration solutions
Healthcare
EMR integrations, telehealth APIs, and HIPAA-compliant data exchange
SaaS Platforms
Extensibility APIs, webhooks, and third-party integration ecosystems
Custom Industry Solutions
Don't see your industry listed? We develop custom API solutions for unique business requirements across all sectors. Contact us to discuss your specific needs.
RESTful API Development
Robust, scalable, and secure RESTful APIs that follow industry best practices
Industry Standard RESTful Architecture
Our RESTful API development services deliver highly scalable, resource-oriented interfaces that follow RESTful principles—enabling seamless integration between your systems and third-party applications while ensuring optimal performance and security.
We follow REST architectural constraints including stateless operations, clear resource identification, and standard HTTP methods, creating APIs that are both developer-friendly and highly maintainable.
Key Features & Benefits
Resource-Oriented Design
Clear, intuitive API structure
Advanced Caching
Optimized performance & reduced load
OAuth 2.1 Security
Enterprise-grade authentication
OpenAPI Documentation
Interactive API documentation
Scalable Architecture
Our RESTful APIs are designed to scale horizontally with your business, handling increasing loads through efficient resource utilization, microservices architecture, and containerized deployments on platforms like Azure Kubernetes Service.
API Security
We implement robust security with OAuth 2.1/OIDC, JWT tokens, API keys, IP filtering, and rate limiting. All RESTful APIs undergo security testing against OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerabilities to ensure data protection.
GDPR-Compliant Design
Our RESTful APIs implement privacy by design principles with data minimization, purpose-specific endpoints, and comprehensive audit trails—ensuring full compliance with GDPR regulations.
GraphQL API Development
Flexible, efficient APIs that empower clients to request exactly the data they need
Advanced GraphQL Solutions for Modern Applications
GraphQL has become the standard for 74% of Canadian organizations adopting API-first design. Our GraphQL API development services help you build powerful, flexible interfaces that reduce bandwidth usage and improve application performance.
By enabling clients to specify exactly what data they need, GraphQL APIs eliminate over-fetching and under-fetching problems common in traditional REST architectures, resulting in more efficient applications with better user experiences.
Key Features & Benefits
Client-Specified Queries
Eliminate over-fetching of data
Strong Typing System
Built-in validation capabilities
Single Endpoint Architecture
Simplified API integration
Real-time Subscriptions
Dynamic data updates
Efficient Data Retrieval
Our GraphQL APIs enable clients to request exactly the data they need in a single query, reducing payload sizes by up to 94% compared to traditional REST APIs. This enhances mobile application performance and reduces bandwidth consumption.
Self-Documenting APIs
GraphQL's introspection capabilities create self-documenting APIs, improving developer experience. Our implementations include interactive documentation tools like GraphiQL and Apollo Explorer for easy API exploration.
Versioning Flexibility
Our GraphQL implementations enable schema evolution without breaking existing clients. New fields and types can be added seamlessly, while deprecation mechanisms allow for gradual API transitions without service disruption.
API Integration Services
Connect your systems, automate workflows, and unlock the full potential of your digital ecosystem
Enterprise System Integration Expertise
Our API integration services enable seamless connections between your critical business systems, cloud services, and third-party applications. We create robust integration solutions that automate workflows and ensure consistent data flow across your organization.
Market.us reports that 71% of Canadian professionals now incorporate third-party APIs into their work, making effective integration a competitive necessity for modern businesses seeking digital transformation.
Key Features & Benefits
SaaS Platform Integrations
Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft 365, etc.
Secure Payment Processing
PCI-compliant payment gateway connections
CRM & ERP Integrations
Bidirectional data synchronization
Legacy System Connections
Custom middleware solutions
Industry-Specific Solutions
We deliver tailored API integration solutions for specific industries including healthcare (EMR systems, telehealth), financial services (banking APIs, payment processors), e-commerce (inventory, shipping, marketplace integrations), and more.
Data Transformation & Mapping
Our integration services include sophisticated data transformation capabilities to ensure seamless data exchange between systems with different data models and formats. We implement field mapping, data enrichment, and format conversion.
Event-Driven Architecture
We implement event-driven integration patterns with webhooks and message queues to enable real-time data flow between systems. This approach ensures reliable delivery, scalability, and decoupling of services for more resilient architectures.
API Gateway & Management
Secure, monitor, and optimize your API ecosystem with comprehensive management solutions
Comprehensive API Governance & Security
Our API gateway and management solutions provide a single point of entry for all your APIs, enabling centralized security, traffic management, and monitoring. We implement enterprise-grade API governance to ensure consistent policy enforcement across your entire API ecosystem.
Straits Research shows that the Canadian API Security market will reach CA$1.03B by 2025, highlighting the growing importance of robust API management solutions for Canadian businesses.
Key Features & Benefits
Traffic Management
Intelligent load balancing & routing
Centralized Security
Advanced threat protection & authentication
Real-time Monitoring
Performance analytics & alerting
Developer Portal
Self-service documentation & API access
Advanced API Security
Our API gateway solutions implement multiple layers of security including OAuth 2.1/OIDC authentication, JWT validation, rate limiting, IP filtering, and protection against OWASP API Security Top 10 threats including injection attacks and broken authentication.
API Analytics & Observability
Gain deep insights into API usage, performance metrics, and business value with comprehensive analytics. Our solutions include real-time dashboards, distributed tracing, and anomaly detection to ensure optimal API performance and reliability.
Lifecycle Management
We implement comprehensive API lifecycle management from design and testing to deployment and retirement. Our solutions include version control, deprecation management, and automated CI/CD integration for API releases.
Technology Stack & Expertise
Modern technologies and frameworks for robust, scalable API development
API Development
- Node.js/Express
- TypeScript
- NestJS
- GraphQL/Apollo
- Swagger/OpenAPI
API Management
- AWS API Gateway
- Azure API Management
- Kong Gateway
- Apigee
- Gravitee.io
Security & Auth
- OAuth 2.0/OIDC
- JWT
- API Keys
- mTLS
- Rate Limiting
Testing & Quality
- Jest
- Supertest
- Postman
- k6
- SonarQube
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about API development and integration
