Global Hack Week: APIs is next week, and we can’t wait to spend an entire week learning all about APIs with our community! To get us excited and ready to start our API adventure, we’ve put together a list of beginner-friendly APIs you might run into next week with some ideas on how you might want to use them in your hackathon or side projects.
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you’d like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more.
Below are some project ideas and tutorials to inspire your next hackathon project!
- Build a site with Flask and Twilio Verify for users to upload a file
- Build Twilio Apps with React: A Guide for Frontend Developers
- For pet loving hardware developers, build a button that allows your dog to take selfies
Want to learn more about how to use Twilio? Check out this article, Your One-Stop Shop to Using Twilio with Python and JavaScript at a Hackathon.
Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box?
Save some time on your hack and set yourself up for a big win. It doesn’t take much to get started. Auth0 is free to try, no credit card required, with up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins.
Below are some project ideas and tutorials to inspire your next hackathon project!
- Add a login to your next React application
- Add Authorization to a Flask API application
- Add Login to your Next.js application
Check out the Auth0 docs for more helpful quick-start guides.
Building a full-stack application can be time-consuming, especially if you’re more of a front-end developer or lack experience with things like databases or authentication. At hackathons you want to make every minute count, which is why Appwrite is the missing ingredient to your recipe for a successful hack.
With all the core backend functionalities you need already pre-built and ready for customization, all you’ll need to do is make an API call to take advantage of an Appwrite database, media storage, user auth, and even custom compute functions.
Below are some project ideas and tutorials to inspire your next hackathon project! Check out the Appwrite GitHub page for more examples.
- Sending a Custom Welcome Email Using Appwrite Functions and Mailgun (Official)
- Create an Appwrite File Backup Function Using the Dropbox API (Official)
Check out our website for more resources to build your next project! We can’t wait to see you all soon for Global Hack Week: APIs!