RenovateAPI
A developer-focused platform for APIs and renovation/product workflows.
- Year
- 2024
Stack
- Next.js
- Node.js
- MongoDB
- REST APIs
- SEO
01
Overview
A platform that packages renovation and product workflows behind a clean, documented API.
02
Problem
The workflow data existed, but there was no programmable way to consume it.
03
Idea
Ship the API as the product: keys, docs, limits and examples on day one.
04
Architecture
Next.js for marketing, docs and dashboard; Node.js REST services on MongoDB with per-key usage records.
05
Design
Documentation is the primary interface — every endpoint has a copyable request and a real response.
06
Development
Rate limiting and key scoping were built before public launch rather than bolted on after abuse.
07
AI / Technical Challenges
Schema flexibility versus query performance in MongoDB, solved with deliberate indexes and stricter write-time validation.
08
Results
A self-serve developer surface with organic search entry points.
09
What I learned
Developer products are won by docs and error messages.
10
Next steps
SDKs, webhooks and a sandbox environment.