Apideck Updates and SaaS Ecosystem News, February 2019 🚀
This is the first edition of our monthly update with the latest SaaS ecosystem news and updates at Apideck.
- New features; Shadow listings, Catalog, Zaps page, Drift and Intercom support
- Ecosystem news; Google Docs API, Slack Block Kit, Dropbox moves into workflow and e-signature, Storychief x Zapier, Mixmax integrations and more
- We interviewed Jake Wallace from the AWeber partnerships team
- Into partnerships and integrations? Don’t miss SaaS Connect 2019
New Apideck Ecosystem Features
February was a busy month for our product team! A couple of new features we shipped:
Shadow listings
Automatically generate +2000 landing pages for potential integrations and drive more qualified traffic.
The Salesflare ecosystem test driving the shadow listings feature
Updated catalog
We expanded our catalog to +2000 listings and started adding more data like integrations funds, partner contacts, markets, firmographics, etc.
Dedicated Zaps page
Since most of our private beta customers have Zapier integrations, we decided to integrate a dedicated page with all their Zaps.
Showcase existing Zaps
Showcase Zapier beta integrations
The integration process with Zapier consists of different steps. Before your app is publicly available, your app is in beta mode and can only be used when invited. We have added the possibility to highlight potential Zapier integrations and attract more beta users to get your Zapier app out of beta faster.
Drift & Intercom Support
By popular request, we have added support for two customer messaging platforms: Drift & Intercom.
Upcoming Product Hunt launch
Are you a SaaS company looking to take your ecosystem to the next level? Join our private beta or subscribe for the Product Hunt launch.
SaaS ecosystem news
Google Docs API
Google announced the general availability of a new API for Google Docs that will allow developers to automate many of the tasks that users typically do manually in the company’s online office suite. The API has been in developer preview since last April’s Google Cloud Next 2018 and is now available to all developers.
Full article: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/11/google-docs-gets-an-api-for-task-automation/
Slack Block Kit helps structure your content
Slack has become a critical communications tool for many organizations. One of the things that has driven its rapid success has been the ability to connect to external enterprise apps inside of Slack, giving employees what is essentially a centralized work hub. This ability has led to some unintended consequences around formatting issues, which Slack addressed with two new tools, Block Kit and Block Kit Builder.
Full article: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/13/block-kit-helps-deliver-more-visually-appealing-content-in-slack/
Dropbox snares HelloSign for $230M, gets workflow and e-signature
Dropbox, the leading global platform for syncing and sharing files in the cloud, has announced that it has agreed to pay a hefty $230 million to HelloSign. HelloSign, the San Francisco based company that provides lightweight document workflow and e-signature services, has more than 80,000 customers including Instacart, Intuit, and Lyft.
Full article: https://www.mobileappdaily.com/dropbox-buys-electronic-signature-startup-hellosign
Storychief x Zapier
Last week, our friends at Storychief announced their new Zapier integration.
Mixmax announces new and updated integrations with LinkedIn and Gmail
With version 2.0, Mixmax gets an updated editor that better integrates with the current Gmail interface and that gets out of the way of popular extensions like Grammarly. That’s table stakes, of course, but I’ve tested it for a bit and the new version does indeed do a better job of integrating itself into the current Gmail interface and feels a bit faster, too.
As the cherry on the cake it now also plays nice with Grammarly.
Full article: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/20/mixmax-brings-linkedin-integration-and-better-task-automation-to-its-gmail-tool/
AWeber Interview
We had the chance to interview Jake Wallace from the AWeber partnerships team and chairman of the Cloud Software Association. Sharing some strategic insights from their integration partnerships team.
SaaS Connect 2019–26–27 March, San Francisco
SaaS connect is the single event for SaaS companies, platforms, API services, channels, distributors, resellers, app stores, and investors.
Why come to SaaS Connect?
- Focused on SaaS partnerships.
- Connect with 400 SaaS partnership leaders in one retreat.
- Close game-changing distribution, integrations, and acquisitions! Learn industry secrets.
- Hear the honest truth from your peers’ real experience.
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