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To build a seamless API integration, you need to map data appropriately.
In other words, to create seamless cooperation between apps, you need to map the appropriate custom and standard data fields and objects from the endpoints your customers will be integrating to with your app.
If you’re still getting the hang of web development and HTTP specification, you might find yourself often confused about which verbs to use and when.
Some developers learn that most applications on the internet are CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) applications and that the HTTP verbs match to these actions 1:1. POST is a Create, GET is a Read, PATCH (or PUT) is an Update, and DELETE is a Delete.
You (and your users) can’t map and transform data if you’re missing custom objects.
Discovery APIs are critical to understanding a target application’s unique (often customized) data structure and, consequently, building effective and accurate mappings and transformations that ensure data sync. Seamless connectivity is only possible when you account for custom objects from the target application.