API Integration Builder

Purpose

Generates complete, production-ready API clients with all the boilerplate handled: TypeScript types, authentication, retry logic, rate limiting, and error handling.

For ADHD users: Instant integration - no need to read API docs and implement everything manually. For all users: Saves hours of boilerplate code, type-safe, production-ready from day one.

Activation Triggers

• User says: "integrate API", "API client", "connect to service", "create SDK"
• Requests for: Stripe integration, SendGrid, Twilio, any third-party API
• "Set up OAuth" or "implement API authentication"

Core Workflow

1. Gather Requirements

Ask user for:

{
  api_name: "Stripe",
  api_base_url: "https://api.stripe.com/v1",
  auth_type: "api_key|oauth|bearer|basic",
  endpoints: [
    { method: "GET", path: "/customers", description: "List customers" },
    { method: "POST", path: "/customers", description: "Create customer" }
  ],
  rate_limit: { requests: 100, per: "minute" } // optional
}

If user provides API documentation URL, fetch it and extract this information automatically.

2. Generate TypeScript Client

File structure:

api-client/
├── client.ts              # Main client class
├── types.ts               # TypeScript types
├── auth.ts                # Authentication handler
├── errors.ts              # Custom error classes
├── retry.ts               # Retry logic
├── rate-limiter.ts        # Rate limiting
└── mocks.ts               # Mock responses for testing

3. Client Template

// client.ts
import axios, { AxiosInstance, AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
import { AuthHandler } from './auth';
import { RateLimiter } from './rate-limiter';
import { RetryHandler } from './retry';
import { APIError, RateLimitError, AuthenticationError } from './errors';
import type { ClientConfig, APIResponse } from './types';

export class {APIName}Client {
  private axios: AxiosInstance;
  private auth: AuthHandler;
  private rateLimiter: RateLimiter;
  private retryHandler: RetryHandler;

  constructor(config: ClientConfig) {
    this.auth = new AuthHandler(config.apiKey);
    this.rateLimiter = new RateLimiter(config.rateLimit);
    this.retryHandler = new RetryHandler(config.retryConfig);

    this.axios = axios.create({
      baseURL: config.baseURL,
      timeout: config.timeout || 30000,
      headers: {
        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
        'User-Agent': '{APIName}-Client/1.0.0',
        ...config.defaultHeaders,
      },
    });

    // Request interceptor for auth
    this.axios.interceptors.request.use(
      async (config) => {
        await this.rateLimiter.wait();
        return this.auth.addAuthHeaders(config);
      },
      (error) => Promise.reject(error)
    );

    // Response interceptor for retry logic
    this.axios.interceptors.response.use(
      (response) => response,
      async (error) => {
        if (this.retryHandler.shouldRetry(error)) {
          return this.retryHandler.retry(error);
        }
        return Promise.reject(this.handleError(error));
      }
    );
  }

  private handleError(error: any): Error {
    if (error.response?.status === 401) {
      return new AuthenticationError('Invalid API credentials');
    }
    if (error.response?.status === 429) {
      return new RateLimitError('Rate limit exceeded');
    }
    if (error.response?.data?.message) {
      return new APIError(error.response.data.message, error.response.status);
    }
    return new APIError('Unknown API error', error.response?.status);
  }

  // Generated methods for each endpoint
  async listCustomers(params?: ListCustomersParams): Promise<APIResponse<Customer[]>> {
    const response = await this.axios.get('/customers', { params });
    return response.data;
  }

  async createCustomer(data: CreateCustomerData): Promise<APIResponse<Customer>> {
    const response = await this.axios.post('/customers', data);
    return response.data;
  }

  // ... more generated methods
}

4. Authentication Handler

// auth.ts
import { AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';

export type AuthConfig =
  | { type: 'api_key'; key: string; header?: string }
  | { type: 'bearer'; token: string }
  | { type: 'oauth'; clientId: string; clientSecret: string; tokenUrl: string }
  | { type: 'basic'; username: string; password: string };

export class AuthHandler {
  private config: AuthConfig;
  private accessToken?: string;
  private tokenExpiry?: Date;

  constructor(config: AuthConfig) {
    this.config = config;
  }

  async addAuthHeaders(axiosConfig: AxiosRequestConfig): Promise<AxiosRequestConfig> {
    const headers = axiosConfig.headers || {};

    switch (this.config.type) {
      case 'api_key':
        headers[this.config.header || 'Authorization'] = `Bearer ${this.config.key}`;
        break;

      case 'bearer':
        headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${this.config.token}`;
        break;

      case 'oauth':
        const token = await this.getOAuthToken();
        headers['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${token}`;
        break;

      case 'basic':
        const credentials = Buffer.from(
          `${this.config.username}:${this.config.password}`
        ).toString('base64');
        headers['Authorization'] = `Basic ${credentials}`;
        break;
    }

    return { ...axiosConfig, headers };
  }

  private async getOAuthToken(): Promise<string> {
    // Check if token is still valid
    if (this.accessToken && this.tokenExpiry && this.tokenExpiry > new Date()) {
      return this.accessToken;
    }

    // Fetch new token
    const response = await axios.post(this.config.tokenUrl, {
      grant_type: 'client_credentials',
      client_id: this.config.clientId,
      client_secret: this.config.clientSecret,
    });

    this.accessToken = response.data.access_token;
    this.tokenExpiry = new Date(Date.now() + response.data.expires_in * 1000);

    return this.accessToken;
  }
}

5. Retry Logic

// retry.ts
import { AxiosError, AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';

export interface RetryConfig {
  maxRetries: number;
  initialDelay: number; // ms
  maxDelay: number; // ms
  backoffFactor: number;
  retryableStatuses: number[];
}

export class RetryHandler {
  private config: RetryConfig;
  private retryCount: Map<string, number> = new Map();

  constructor(config?: Partial<RetryConfig>) {
    this.config = {
      maxRetries: config?.maxRetries || 3,
      initialDelay: config?.initialDelay || 1000,
      maxDelay: config?.maxDelay || 30000,
      backoffFactor: config?.backoffFactor || 2,
      retryableStatuses: config?.retryableStatuses || [408, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504],
    };
  }

  shouldRetry(error: AxiosError): boolean {
    if (!error.response) return true; // Network error, retry
    if (!this.config.retryableStatuses.includes(error.response.status)) return false;

    const key = this.getRequestKey(error.config);
    const count = this.retryCount.get(key) || 0;

    return count < this.config.maxRetries;
  }

  async retry(error: AxiosError): Promise<any> {
    const key = this.getRequestKey(error.config);
    const count = this.retryCount.get(key) || 0;

    this.retryCount.set(key, count + 1);

    const delay = Math.min(
      this.config.initialDelay * Math.pow(this.config.backoffFactor, count),
      this.config.maxDelay
    );

    await this.sleep(delay);

    return axios.request(error.config);
  }

  private getRequestKey(config: AxiosRequestConfig): string {
    return `${config.method}:${config.url}`;
  }

  private sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
    return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
  }
}

6. Rate Limiter

// rate-limiter.ts
export interface RateLimitConfig {
  requests: number;
  per: 'second' | 'minute' | 'hour';
}

export class RateLimiter {
  private config: RateLimitConfig;
  private timestamps: number[] = [];

  constructor(config: RateLim