DISCONNECTED
Website
Accounting
CRM
Shipping
Inventory
Separate islands joined by copy/paste, spreadsheets and manual checks.
API & SYSTEM INTEGRATIONS
Make Your Business Systems Work Together.
BuildTayo connects websites, applications and business platforms so information can move reliably between the systems your business depends on.
See Integration Examples- Third-party API integrations
- Data synchronization
- Webhooks & event processing
- Custom integration development
Integration status
Store → Accounting
Connected
API 200 OK
Website
BuildTayo Integration Layer
Business Platform
CONNECT. SYNCHRONIZE. AUTOMATE.
DISCONNECTED SOFTWARE
Your systems shouldn't create more work for your team.
Businesses adopt different software as they grow—one platform for customers, another for orders, accounting or shipping. The problem starts when those systems don't communicate.
Manual entry
Copy / paste
CSV exports
Manual checking
Disconnected systems become one connected business ecosystem.
CONNECTED
Accounting
CRM
Integration Layer
Shipping
Website
Inventory
A central layer coordinates how approved information moves.
What does "API integration" actually mean?
An API allows one software system to communicate with another in a structured way. An integration uses those capabilities to move information, trigger actions or keep data synchronized between systems.
Customer places order
Online store
API integration
Accounting
Invoice created
Plainly: one system reports “new order created”; another receives the information it needs to create the invoice.
INTEGRATION SERVICES
Connect the systems behind your business.
Availability depends on the capabilities, permissions and API access provided by each platform.
E-commerce Integrations
Connect online stores to the systems that run fulfillment and operations.
AccountingInventoryShippingCRMERPInternal systems
Accounting Integrations
Synchronize approved financial and operational records.
CustomersInvoicesOrdersTransactionsBusiness records
CRM Integrations
Keep sales and customer information moving between platforms.
LeadsCustomersContactsOpportunitiesActivities
Shipping Integrations
Support provider-enabled fulfillment workflows.
RatesShipmentsBookingsLabelsTrackingStatus updates
Payment Integrations
Connect provider-supported payment functionality. BuildTayo does not process funds itself.
CheckoutConfirmationWebhooksTransaction statusRefund workflows
Inventory Integrations
Coordinate product availability across suitable systems.
ProductsSKUStockAvailabilityWarehousesMovements
Internal System Integrations
Connect custom applications with supported external platforms.
Internal APIsBusiness rulesData exchangeBackground processing
Custom API Integrations
Integrate suitable platforms with documented, accessible APIs.
RESTGraphQLWebhooksAuthenticationMapping
INTEGRATION ARCHITECTURE
More than connecting two endpoints.
External System A
Authentication
API Client
Validation
Data Mapping
Business Rules
Queue / Processing
External System B
Result
Logging / Monitoring
Authentication
Securely connect to supported APIs.
Validation
Ensure required information is valid.
Mapping
Transform information between data models.
Business Rules
Apply rules specific to the business.
Processing
Handle work reliably.
Monitoring
Make failures visible.
REST API integrations.
Many modern business platforms expose REST APIs that allow approved applications to read, create and update information.
POST /api/orders
// Demo data
{
"customer": "Example Customer",
"orderReference": "BT-1048",
"status": "paid"
}201 Created
// Demo data
{
"success": true,
"reference": "INV-2048"
}GraphQL integrations.
Some platforms use GraphQL instead of traditional REST endpoints. BuildTayo can work with GraphQL APIs when the platform provides appropriate access.
REST APIs
Read, create and update approved information through conventional endpoints.
GraphQL
Request the specific connected data a platform makes available.
Webhooks
React when a platform reports an important event.
Scheduled sync
Check safely for changes when real-time events are unavailable.
DEMO GRAPHQL QUERY
query Orders {
orders {
id
status
customer {
name
}
}
}WEBHOOKS & REAL-TIME EVENTS
React when something happens.
When supported, webhooks can notify an integration immediately when an important event occurs.
Customer pays
Provider
Webhook
Integration
Order updated
Customer notified
Order createdPayment completedShipment updatedCustomer createdSubscription changedBooking created
SCHEDULED SYNCHRONIZATION
When real-time isn't available.
Not every system provides webhooks. Where appropriate, integrations can periodically check for changes and synchronize safely while respecting provider limits.
Schedule
Check system
Find changes
Validate
Synchronize
Keep business information synchronized.
The correct direction depends on ownership, workflow and conflict rules. Two-way synchronization needs especially careful conflict handling.
CustomerContact
OrderInvoice
ProductProduct
StockInventory
StatusStatus
One-Way
System A → System B
Two-Way
System A ↔ System B
Event-Based
Event → Integration → Action
Scheduled
Schedule → Compare → Synchronize
Different systems speak different languages.
Integration development often transforms one platform's structure into the format expected by another.
STOREMAPPINGACCOUNTING
customer_nameDisplayName
emailPrimaryEmailAddr
order_totalTotalAmt
shipping_addressShipAddr
Secure connections to third-party systems.
Authentication may use OAuth 2.0, API keys, bearer tokens, basic authentication, signed requests or platform-specific methods.
Secrets stay server-side.
API keys, client secrets, access tokens, refresh tokens and private credentials belong in secure environment configuration—not screenshots, analytics or public browser variables.
BUILT FOR RELIABILITY
What happens when an API fails?
External services can become unavailable, reject requests or impose limits. A professional integration accounts for those situations.
Retry Handling
Retry appropriate temporary failures without retrying unsafe requests blindly.
Rate Limit Handling
Respect provider request limits and back off when necessary.
Duplicate Prevention
Coordinate events and jobs to avoid unnecessary repeated processing.
Validation
Reject incomplete or invalid information safely.
Error Logging
Capture useful diagnostic context without exposing secrets.
Monitoring
Surface failures that require attention.
Process integration work reliably in the background.
Application
Integration job
Queue
Worker
External API
Result
Queues can support retries, backoff, deduplication, batching, concurrency control and failure handling without forcing users to wait.
See what's happening between your systems.
A useful integration can expose execution history, status, failure details, retries, last successful sync and health. Every number below is demonstration data.
Demo integration dashboard
AllConnectedProcessingAttentionFailed
Integrations
4
Demo data
Successful syncs
1,248
Demo data
Processing
6
Demo data
Needs attention
2
Demo data
Store → AccountingOne-wayConnected
Store ↔ InventoryTwo-wayConnected
Shipping → StoreEvent-basedConnected
CRM → Internal SystemScheduledAttention
INTEGRATION EXAMPLE
From online order to business operations.
One business event can require information to move across several systems. An integration layer coordinates those connections while respecting each platform's rules.
Customer
Online store
Order API
BuildTayo integration
Accounting
Invoice
Inventory
Stock updated
Shipping
Shipment
Store updated
Customer status
REAL INTEGRATION EXPERIENCE
Built from real API integration work.
These examples are Professional Experience from previous development work. They are not presented as BuildTayo client projects or platform partnerships.
QuickBooks + monday.com Integration
Backend integration synchronizing business information between accounting and work-management platforms.
Engineering challenge: overlapping jobs could try to create the same downstream information. Processing was coordinated to prevent unnecessary duplicate records.
Node.jsTypeScriptQuickBooks REST APImonday.com GraphQL APIQueuesBackground jobsData mappingDuplicate prevention
Business Data Synchronization
Integration workflows synchronizing customers, companies, invoices and operational information across external business platforms.
REST APIsGraphQLData mappingSynchronizationQueuesError handling
Shipping API Integrations
Shipping integrations supporting fulfillment workflows through external carrier and shipping APIs.
RatesShipment creationBookingLabelsTrackingStatus synchronization
Integration connects. Automation acts.
An integration creates the connection between systems. Automation defines what should happen when information moves through that connection.
INTEGRATION
System A ↔ System B
AUTOMATION
Event → Business Rule → Action
TOGETHER
System A → Integration → Automation → System B → Result
Already have an API? We can build around it.
For SaaS products, internal APIs and vendors with documentation, we can implement clients, authentication, endpoint integration, mapping, webhooks, testing and monitoring.
Discuss Your APINeed other systems to connect to your software?
For suitable applications, BuildTayo can develop defined REST interfaces with authentication, authorization, validation, pagination, filtering, documentation, versioning and webhooks. Not every project needs a public API.
Integrations are easier to maintain when they're documented.
Orders API
GET /api/v1/orders
POST /api/v1/orders
GET /api/v1/orders/{id}
Authentication: Bearer Token
200 Success · 400 Validation Error · 401 Unauthorized · 404 Not Found
Potential deliverables include endpoint, authentication, request, response, error and webhook documentation.
Test before touching production.
When providers offer sandbox or staging environments, integrations should be developed and tested there before production credentials and real business data are used.
Documentation
Sandbox
Development
Testing
Business verification
Production
Not every provider offers a sandbox environment.
OUR PROCESS
From API documentation to production integration.
Discover
Understand the workflow, systems, information, triggers and expected outcome.
Verify API Capabilities
Review documentation, authentication, endpoints, webhooks, limits, permissions and sandbox access.
Map Data
Define how information corresponds between systems.
Design Architecture
Choose direction, processing model, queues, rules, error handling and synchronization strategy.
Implement
Build the integration and its supporting interfaces.
Test
Exercise success, invalid data, auth failures, timeouts, duplicates, rate limits and edge cases.
Business Verification
Confirm that results match real operational expectations.
Launch & Monitor
Deploy safely and observe production behavior.
CAPABILITY VERIFICATION
First, we verify what the platform actually allows.
An integration can only use functionality exposed and permitted by the systems being connected. We review access, permissions and limitations before committing to implementation.
- Does an API exist?
- Is access included in the account?
- What authentication is required?
- Are required endpoints available?
- Are webhooks available?
- What are the rate limits?
- Is sandbox access available?
- Are approvals required?
Technology for reliable integrations.
Backend
Node.jsTypeScriptLaravel.NET
APIs
RESTGraphQLWebhooksJSON
Processing
QueuesBackground jobsScheduled tasksEvent-driven workflows
Data
SQLRedisData mappingSynchronization
Integration experience
QuickBooksmonday.comShopifyWooCommerceShipping APIsPayment APIs
Platform names describe relevant experience, not official partnerships.
When does your business need an integration?
Repeated Data Entry
Your team copies the same information between systems.
Disconnected E-commerce
Orders need to reach accounting, inventory or shipping.
Manual Imports
Staff regularly exports and imports CSV files.
Customer Data Duplication
Customer information exists independently across systems.
Status Synchronization
Changes in one platform need to appear somewhere else.
Custom Business Software
An internal application needs to communicate with external platforms.
What if the software doesn't provide an API?
We investigate officially supported webhooks, imports or exports, platform extensions, connectors and scheduled data exchange. If no safe, supported method exists, we'll tell you instead of promising a brittle workaround.
PROJECT INVESTMENT
Integration scope depends on the systems involved.
A single endpoint is very different from two-way synchronization across several platforms. Scope depends on API access, data complexity, rules, volume and reliability.
API Connection
For a focused connection and straightforward transfer.
- Single platform
- Simple data transfer
- Straightforward API workflow
Business Integration
For connected operations with dependable synchronization.
- Multiple endpoints
- Data synchronization
- Webhooks
- Business rules
- Background processing
Integration Platform
For multi-system, higher-complexity integration architecture.
- Multiple systems
- Complex synchronization
- Queues
- Monitoring
- Custom dashboards
APIs change. Your integration needs to keep working.
Third-party platforms can change APIs, authentication and functionality over time.
Ask About Integration SupportMonitoring
API version updates
Credential changes
Error investigation
Integration improvements
New endpoints
Performance optimization
Additional integrations
API integration questions, answered.
What is an API integration?
It is software that uses an approved interface to move information or trigger actions between systems.
Can you connect two systems we already use?
Potentially. We first verify that both platforms provide the access, permissions and capabilities the workflow requires.
Can you integrate with our existing website?
Yes, when its technology and the target platform provide suitable integration access.
Can you integrate with our accounting software?
Potentially. Available customers, invoices, transactions and other functions depend on the accounting provider and account permissions.
Can you connect our e-commerce store?
Yes, subject to the store platform, required workflow and available API access.
Can you integrate shipping or payment providers?
Yes, where the provider exposes supported functionality. BuildTayo connects provider capabilities and does not process payments itself.
Can you work with REST APIs or GraphQL?
Yes. The appropriate implementation depends on the interface exposed by each platform.
Can you implement webhooks?
Yes, when the provider supports the necessary events and secure delivery architecture.
Can you build two-way synchronization?
Yes where appropriate. It requires careful ownership, conflict and duplicate rules.
What happens if an API request fails?
The design may use validation, retries, backoff, logging, monitoring and a human resolution path based on risk.
How do you prevent duplicate data?
We use event identifiers, idempotency, coordination and business keys where supported and appropriate.
Can you work with an API we developed?
Yes. We review its documentation, authentication, behavior and test environment first.
Can you build an API for our software?
Yes, for suitable custom applications that need defined interfaces for approved consumers.
What if the platform doesn't provide an API?
We investigate supported webhooks, extensions, connectors or file exchange. If no safe method exists, we say so.
Do you test integrations before production?
Yes. We prefer sandbox or staging environments when providers make them available, followed by business verification.
How much does an API integration cost?
Cost depends on access, systems, endpoints, mapping, rules, volume, reliability and monitoring. We scope those before quoting.
How long does an integration take?
A focused connection may take weeks; multi-system synchronization takes longer. Discovery establishes a realistic plan.
Do you maintain integrations after launch?
Optional monitoring, maintenance and enhancement support can be scoped separately.
What systems do you need to connect?
Tell us what software your business uses and what information needs to move between them. We'll help determine the right integration approach.
Free initial consultation • No obligation • Direct developer communication
INTEGRATION INQUIRY
Tell us what needs to connect.
The names of the systems, the information that needs to move and what you do manually today are enough to start.
Not sure how to explain the integration?
Send us the names of the two systems and what you currently do manually.