March 2024 Summaries

Unified.to continues its rapid innovation pace, enhancing its real-time API platform with over 150 pre-built integrations across 12 industries, including new support for virtual webhooks that mimic native webhook functionality, thereby simplifying data object updates for developers. The platform’s latest updates include new integrations such as Ameego, Bold, and Intercom, and enhancements like new fields and virtual webhooks for various applications such as Salesforce and Shopify. The company released the 2024 State of SaaS APIs report, highlighting the challenges and best practices of working with SaaS APIs. Additionally, Unified.to has been recognized with the CIX Top 20 Early Award, reflecting its prominence in the tech industry, and announced strategic partnerships with entities like Workable and the DMZ to accelerate integration processes and support startups. Humi's successful use of Unified.to for expedited onboarding showcases the platform's impact, saving substantial time and costs while launching multiple integrations quickly.

When encountering the FIELD_CUSTOM_VALIDATION_EXCEPTION error in Salesforce, it indicates the presence of a custom validation rule within a Salesforce account that invalidates the provided data, such as requiring a shipping address for a Company object. To resolve this issue and allow Unified.to to write data, it is necessary to have the customer adjust the rule by either making it less strict or removing it entirely. To modify or remove a custom validation rule for the Account object, users must access their Salesforce account's Setup area, navigate to Objects and Fields > Object Manager, select the relevant object, and then proceed to the Validation Rules section to edit or delete the rule causing the exception.

The inaugural "State of SaaS APIs 2024" report provides a comprehensive analysis of API implementation and design within the rapidly evolving Software as a Service (SaaS) industry, which increasingly relies on APIs to facilitate data sharing between applications. As SaaS applications grow in complexity, APIs have become more specialized, with examples like HRIS APIs for payroll and CRM APIs for sales intelligence. The report delves into key aspects of authentication, such as the widespread adoption of OAuth 2 with the 3-legged authorization flow, and highlights the challenges developers face due to the limited support for native webhooks, requiring them to create their own polling strategies. Drawing on over two decades of experience in API integration software development, the report offers valuable insights into current trends and practices, aiding in informed decision-making for API implementation.

Humi, a prominent cloud-based HR software provider, has significantly enhanced its customer onboarding process by partnering with Unified.to, an integration platform that streamlines the connection to third-party HRIS systems. This strategic move allowed Humi to achieve a major engineering milestone by launching 25 integrations in just one month, a task that would have otherwise taken over seven years of development time. By leveraging Unified.to's efficient integration capabilities, Humi improved the onboarding experience for its customers, allowing them to quickly access HR, payroll, benefits, and recruitment tasks through a single platform. This partnership not only expedited onboarding but also eliminated the need for extensive manual processes, thereby saving costs and resources while maintaining focus on core product innovation. The collaboration underscores Humi's commitment to becoming a leading HRIS platform in Canada, capable of meeting future integration demands without overburdening its engineering team.