Swagger / OpenAPI
Your spec URL is the source of truth
Already have a working REST service? Paste the OpenAPI document, let ApiClay render buyer-friendly docs, and attach the same credits and trials you would use for any other listing.
How it works
Three moves from raw source to a buyer-ready listing-no all-nighter on StackOverflow required.
Your service
Keep hosting the API wherever it lives today—cloud, on-prem, or partner VPC.
Your spec
Point ApiClay at the JSON or YAML URL. We parse paths, methods, and models for the public profile.
Your distribution
Buyers discover you in Discover, subscribe, and call through the gateway using documented routes.
Ditch the slow path.
Do it the ApiClay way.
The stale PDF way
Email a “API guide” that diverged from prod months ago.
The ApiClay way
Docs track the spec you maintain; update the URL when versions bump.
The Postman-only way
Only people with the secret collection can integrate.
The ApiClay way
Public listing + private buyer keys = proper productization.
The DIY portal way
Spend sprints building a developer hub.
The ApiClay way
Reuse marketplace pages, ratings, tickets, and billing primitives.
The key-in-DM way
Slack API keys to every pilot customer.
The ApiClay way
Customers self-serve through subscriptions and tracked usage.
Works with the tools you already use
Buyers and publishers integrate ApiClay APIs the same way they integrate any REST product: HTTP, keys, and OpenAPI-style docs.
Postman & Insomnia
Exercise endpoints from your workspace with the same base URL and headers we document.
curl & scripts
Automate pulls in CI, cron, or ETL without a proprietary SDK.
OpenAPI clients
Generate typed clients when your listing is backed by Swagger or custom HTTP routes.
Retool & internal apps
Point low-code tools at stable JSON endpoints instead of raw database access.
AI coding assistants
Paste OpenAPI-style docs into your AI-assisted IDE or coding chat and wire UIs or agents to live data fast—no bespoke SDK required.
Serverless & containers
Call the marketplace gateway from Lambda, Cloud Run, or your API mesh.
Endless possibilities
Do not just expose rows-ship a business buyers can subscribe to.
The partner API program
Ship v1 of a partner surface documented in OpenAPI; monetize premium scopes with higher credit pricing.
The mainframe façade
Wrap SOAP or custom TCP behind REST; publish only the OpenAPI slice partners should see.
The curated aggregate
Expose a trimmed spec that hides internal micro-endpoints but documents the stable façade.
The tool-calling surface
Give LLMs a tight, documented set of paths instead of raw internal chaos.
The compliance bundle
Pair public specs with private review workflows before each release.
The MVP launch kit
You built FastAPI + automatic OpenAPI; now you need payments—plug into ApiClay credits on day one.
Simple economics: publish, subscribe, scale
You set trials, subscription plans, and pay-as-you-go credits. Buyers only pay for what they use—no surprise infra line items on your side for the gateway.
Free to list: create a company, connect your source, and go through approval like any marketplace vendor.
Trials and caps: give first-time integrators a taste without exposing unlimited rows or requests.
Credits & plans: mix recurring plans with metered overage so power users can grow into paid usage.
Burning questions
Straight answers-no lawyer-speak.
Do you host my API?
What if my spec is huge?
Can I combine OpenAPI with other datasource types?
How do webhooks fit?
Stop overthinking the API layer
Pick your datasource, wire it once in the dashboard, and ship a documented product your buyers can trust tonight.