Software project management tools are essential for development teams to organize workflows, track issues, and manage code commits, often integrating with other systems to automate processes. These tools, including popular platforms like Atlassian, GitHub, GitLab, and Azure DevOps, support integrations that enhance source code management, continuous integration, application security, product management, monitoring, bug tracking, and incident management. Key concepts in these tools include projects, repositories, tickets, and boards that aid in organizing and prioritizing tasks. Merge offers a Unified API to streamline these integrations across multiple vendors, simplifying the process of incorporating various software project management tools into a single application. The platform provides a REST-based API with features like common authentication and automated logging to ease integration maintenance, addressing the challenges of managing multiple vendor APIs.