{"id":22123,"date":"2020-11-17T11:16:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T16:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherweb.com\/blog\/?p=22123"},"modified":"2020-12-22T16:14:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T21:14:10","slug":"sherweb-apis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sherweb.com\/blog\/partner\/sherweb-apis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherweb APIs: What\u2019s in store"},"content":{"rendered":"

A business is only as\u00a0<\/span>efficient<\/span>\u00a0as its processes.\u00a0<\/span>Take all the\u00a0<\/span>technology solutions<\/span>\u00a0you use\u00a0<\/span>daily<\/span>\u00a0as a<\/span> managed service provider (MSP)<\/span>, for instance<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Software like r<\/span>emote monitoring and management (RMM)<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>professional services automation (PSA)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and other tools\u00a0<\/span>keep<\/span>\u00a0workflow<\/span>s humming along<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When things\u00a0<\/span>are integrated<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>work well together<\/span>, business life is\u00a0<\/span>so<\/span>\u00a0much\u00a0<\/span>easier.\u00a0<\/span>Tedious, laborious and time-consuming\u00a0<\/span>data\u00a0<\/span>processes\u00a0<\/span>are automated<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>What used to take hours can now be achieved in minutes, creating processes that are\u00a0<\/span>more streamlined and efficient.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

APIs make this happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Coming soon:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Sherweb<\/span><\/b>\u00a0APIs<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Our\u00a0<\/span>brilliant\u00a0<\/span>development team has been busy building\u00a0<\/span>application programming interfaces (APIs)<\/span><\/a>, and we\u2019re on schedule to release our first\u00a0<\/span>API integration<\/span>\u00a0in December 2020<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This will mark a giant leap towards achieving a major goal\u2014making it easier<\/span> for our partners to connect <\/span>applications<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>such as Zapier and Microsoft Power Automate <\/span>to our p<\/span>artner portal<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In\u00a0<\/span>fact, our\u00a0<\/span>upcoming<\/span>\u00a0APIs represent\u00a0<\/span>one of\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>core differentiators<\/span><\/a>:\u00a0<\/span>helping our partners\u00a0<\/span>simplify the way they work<\/span>\u00a0and achieve peak operational effectiveness.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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W<\/span><\/b>hy APIs?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Streamlining critical business processes is key<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and we want our\u00a0<\/span>partners\u00a0<\/span>to find<\/span>\u00a0options\u00a0<\/span>readily available\u00a0<\/span>to meet their exact needs.\u00a0<\/span>While our\u00a0<\/span>online\u00a0<\/span>portal\u00a0<\/span>offers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>\u00a0diverse\u00a0<\/span>stack<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>PSA tools and integrations<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>including<\/span>\u00a0QuickBooks<\/a> Online and Desktop, ConnectWise<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0Autotask<\/a><\/span>\u2014<\/span>not all\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>partners are using those solutions.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Enter\u00a0APIs<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span>With\u00a0<\/span>provided\u00a0<\/span>program\u00a0<\/span>interfaces,\u00a0<\/span>partners<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>now have\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>flexibility to i<\/span>ntegrat<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0workflows\u00a0<\/span>across the tools <\/span>they’re\u00a0<\/span>already<\/span>\u00a0using<\/span>!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0whether you\u2019re a\u00a0<\/span>service provider, distributor<\/span>, supplier or<\/span>\u00a0client<\/span>, you can connect your systems with\u00a0<\/span>Sherweb<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0say goodbye to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>manual data reconciliation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>copy<\/span>ing <\/span>and <\/span>past<\/span>ing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>between windows, applications, accounts<\/span>\u2014you get the idea<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>In other words, eliminate repetitive tasks that are better left\u00a0<\/span>automated.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Sherweb\u00a0<\/span><\/b>APIs\u00a0<\/span><\/b>mean for MSPs<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Off the top of your head, what bottlenecks can you think of that are slowing you down? Reconciling\u00a0<\/span>and reviewing\u00a0<\/span>customer\u00a0<\/span>data, building reports for the products you buy and sell, formatting invoic<\/span>es<\/span>\u2014all these things can be complicated<\/span>\u00a0and drive inefficienc<\/span>y<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fortunately, in our ever more connected world, APIs can<\/span>\u00a0augment certain areas of your tool stack<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>By\u00a0<\/span>connecting<\/span>\u00a0other products<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>allowing them to\u00a0<\/span>load<\/span>\u00a0information from one system into another<\/span>, you\u2019<\/span>ll<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>open<\/span>\u00a0up<\/span>\u00a0possibilities for automation and more seamless workflows. And who doesn\u2019t want that?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s explore\u00a0<\/span>how APIs can turn your world around:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n