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What is APIHiver?
APIHiver is an independent online marketplace where developers discover, test and subscribe to APIs with a single API key, and where API providers list and sell their own APIs.
Not to be confused with Hiver. APIHiver (apihiver.com) is not Hiver (hiverhq.com), the shared-inbox and customer-support software company, and is not affiliated with it. APIHiver is an API marketplace.
In short
- Name: APIHiver (also written API Hiver). Website: apihiver.com.
- What it is: an API marketplace and API gateway.
- For developers: find APIs, test every endpoint in the browser, subscribe to a plan and call any API with one key.
- For API providers: publish an API, set plans and prices, and get usage metering, rate limiting and billing handled.
- Catalogue: 31 APIs across weather, currency, email and phone validation, OCR, IFSC/GSTIN/UPI validation, maps, barcodes, text analysis, image tools and more (for example Weather API, Earthquake API, Universities API, QR Code Generator & Reader API, Video Tools API, Public Holidays API).
- Pricing: free plans on many APIs; paid plans billed monthly in INR through Razorpay.
- Operated by: Extract Edge, Mumbai, India.
Frequently asked questions
- What is APIHiver?
- APIHiver is an independent online marketplace where developers discover, test and subscribe to APIs with a single API key, and where API providers list and sell their own APIs.
- Is APIHiver the same as Hiver?
- APIHiver (apihiver.com) is not Hiver (hiverhq.com), the shared-inbox and customer-support software company, and is not affiliated with it. APIHiver is an API marketplace. If you are looking for the Hiver API for the shared inbox product, see Hiver's own documentation at hiverhq.com.
- How do I call an API on APIHiver?
- Create a free account, subscribe to a plan on an API (many APIs have a free plan), copy your API key, and send it in the X-API-Key header to the API's gateway address, for example https://email-validator.p.apihiver.com/v1/[email protected]. Every API is called through the APIHiver gateway, so one key works for all of them.
- Is there a free plan?
- Yes. Many APIs on APIHiver have a free Basic plan with a monthly request allowance, so you can build and test before paying. Paid plans are billed monthly in Indian rupees (INR).
- How do I publish my own API on APIHiver?
- Create an account, open the Studio, add your API's base URL, endpoints, documentation and pricing plans, and publish it. APIHiver's gateway handles API keys, rate limits, quotas, usage metering and billing, and providers receive their earnings net of platform commission.
- How does APIHiver compare with RapidAPI?
- Both are API marketplaces with a single key, a gateway and provider-set pricing. APIHiver is an independent platform focused on developers in India and worldwide, with prices in INR, payments through Razorpay and in-browser testing for every endpoint.
- Who runs APIHiver?
- APIHiver is operated by Extract Edge, A/73 Rustomjee Royale, J.S. Road, Dahisar West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400068, India. Contact: [email protected].