When building integrations, whether internal or customer-facing, it is essential to gather specific types of information to ensure successful implementation. Integration requirements, which include technical and organizational aspects, must be carefully considered to build secure, performant, and reliable integrations. Technical requirements encompass endpoints, software development kits (SDKs), authentication, pagination, and rate limits, all of which vary across API providers. Organizational requirements, on the other hand, involve factors such as engineering resources, prioritization of integrations, and go-to-market strategies, including pricing, marketing, and support. To gather these requirements effectively, teams must ask themselves key questions, such as what resources are needed, how frequently data should be synced, and what error messages to expect, ultimately leading to a well-planned and successful integration project. By understanding and addressing these requirements, businesses can avoid the complexities of integration and take their integrations to market quickly and efficiently, with platforms like Merge offering unified API solutions to simplify this process.