Developer Clinton Blackburn shares frustrations from integrating with multiple SaaS APIs (e-signature, invoicing, CRM, payments) for Vori's onboarding automation. His main complaints are gated documentation requiring login to access, and lack of OpenAPI specs forcing manual client development. He also notes these issues persist despite these API categories being mature for over a decade.
Background
The article stems from building automation for Vori, a product by Clinton Blackburn, requiring integration with multiple third-party business systems including contract rendering, e-signature, billing, CRM, and payment processing APIs.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026 at 02:07 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10