Overview of Integration Methods

Overview

Below are the most common integration methods with API-first tools such as Open Loyalty:

  • API Gateway: A single entry point for managing, securing, and routing API requests to the appropriate services, simplifying client-side integrations

  • Event-driven Architecture: Leverage APIs for event publishing and consumption, allowing systems to react asynchronously to events and promoting decoupling

  • API Composition: Combine multiple API calls into a single, aggregated response, reducing client-side complexity and optimizing performance

  • API Orchestration: Coordinate and manage multiple API requests in a predefined sequence or workflow, simplifying complex integrations

  • API Choreography: Decentralize coordination by enabling services to publish and subscribe to events, facilitating loose coupling and greater flexibility

Primary Methods of Integration with Open Loyalty

API

API Integration uses RESTful APIs to enable synchronous communication between systems, allowing for real-time data retrieval and processing.

Webhooks

Webhooks leverage user-defined HTTP callbacks for asynchronous event-driven communication, providing near real-time updates without continuous polling.

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