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How Merge helps companies in Europe build secure, reliable, and powerful product integrations at scale
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Why we made it onto G2’s list of “Fastest Growing Products for 2024”
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8 integration challenges you’ll face in 2024
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8 integration challenges you’ll face in 2024
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7/25/2024
How to build custom integrations successfully
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How to build custom integrations successfully
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7/23/2024
4 Apideck alternatives to consider in 2024
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4 Apideck alternatives to consider in 2024
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7/17/2024
What to look for when evaluating integration monitoring tools
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What to look for when evaluating integration monitoring tools
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7/16/2024
Keyset pagination: how it works, examples, and pros and cons
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Keyset pagination: how it works, examples, and pros and cons
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7/15/2024
Cursor pagination: how it works and its pros and cons
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Cursor pagination: how it works and its pros and cons
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7/8/2024
What is integration monitoring? Plus tips for performing it
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What is integration monitoring? Plus tips for performing it
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7/1/2024
What is a two-way sync? Here’s what you need to know
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What is a two-way sync? Here’s what you need to know
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6/28/2024
Ticketing integration: examples, benefits, and tools
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Ticketing integration: examples, benefits, and tools
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6/26/2024
Merge now supports customers and end-users in APAC even further by offering a multi-tenant in Singapore
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Merge now supports customers and end-users in APAC even further by offering a multi-tenant in Singapore
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6/24/2024
Financial API integration: what it is, examples, and tips
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Financial API integration: what it is, examples, and tips
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6/20/2024
What is an invoicing API? Here’s what you need to know
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What is an invoicing API? Here’s what you need to know
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6/17/2024
Accounting integrations: examples, benefits, and tools
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Accounting integrations: examples, benefits, and tools
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6/14/2024
API response codes: examples and error-handling strategies
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API response codes: examples and error-handling strategies
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6/12/2024
Payroll integration: definition, examples, benefits, tools
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Payroll integration: definition, examples, benefits, tools
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6/11/2024
3 newly-launched Field Mapping features that can help you sync custom data easily and effectively
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3 newly-launched Field Mapping features that can help you sync custom data easily and effectively
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6/10/2024
4 Codat alternatives worth considering in 2024
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4 Codat alternatives worth considering in 2024
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6/7/2024
5 common integration issues (according to our research)
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5 common integration issues (according to our research)
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6/3/2024
Merge has established a partnership with Rippling—here’s what it entails
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Merge has established a partnership with Rippling—here’s what it entails
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5/31/2024
Is it hard to build and maintain API integrations? Here’s what our research tells us
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Is it hard to build and maintain API integrations? Here’s what our research tells us
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5/29/2024
How 3 startups leverage AI to support best-in-class products and teams
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5/28/2024
Build or buy integrations? How to land on the best decision
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5/15/2024
White label API integration: benefits, drawbacks, and tools
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White label API integration: benefits, drawbacks, and tools
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5/15/2024
4 Workato alternatives worth evaluating in 2024
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4 Workato alternatives worth evaluating in 2024
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5/14/2024
5 Paragon alternatives worth considering in 2024
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5 Paragon alternatives worth considering in 2024
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5/13/2024
How to get your Freshservice API key (4 steps)
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How to get your Freshservice API key (4 steps)
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5/13/2024
How to make the case for building customer-facing integrations
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How to make the case for building customer-facing integrations
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5/9/2024
How to GET tasks from the Asana API in Python
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How to GET tasks from the Asana API in Python
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5/8/2024
What are customer-facing integrations? Plus common examples
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What are customer-facing integrations? Plus common examples
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5/6/2024
How product managers can build and maintain integrations successfully
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How product managers can build and maintain integrations successfully
5/2/2024
How Merge helps Deel grow and manage their rapidly-expanding partner ecosystem
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How Merge helps Deel grow and manage their rapidly-expanding partner ecosystem
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5/1/2024
How Merge helps companies in Europe build secure, reliable, and powerful product integrations at scale
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5 challenges of using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
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5 challenges of using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
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4/29/2024
How to build a successful product integration strategy (4 tips)
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4/23/2024
How to find your personal access token in Asana (7 steps)
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4/23/2024
3 best practices for using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
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3 best practices for using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
AI
4/22/2024
How Under.io markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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How Under.io markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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4/19/2024
How to create a personal access token in GitLab (5 steps)
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How to create a personal access token in GitLab (5 steps)
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4/16/2024
7 examples of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
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7 examples of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
AI
4/15/2024
How to get your Freshdesk API key (4 steps)
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How to get your Freshdesk API key (4 steps)
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4/11/2024
5 benefits of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
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5 benefits of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
AI
4/9/2024
How to GET folders from the Dropbox API in Python
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How to GET folders from the Dropbox API in Python
Engineering
4/8/2024
How to use LLM-powered agents to build intelligent workflow automations
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How to use LLM-powered agents to build intelligent workflow automations
AI
4/2/2024
Custom API integration: here’s what you need to know
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Custom API integration: here’s what you need to know
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4/2/2024
10 critical REST API interview questions for 2024—answered
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10 critical REST API interview questions for 2024—answered
Engineering
4/2/2024
5 recruiting integrations that can boost the candidate experience
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5 recruiting integrations that can boost the candidate experience
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4/2/2024
5 API throttling best practices worth following
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5 API throttling best practices worth following
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4/1/2024
6 API pagination best practices worth implementing
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6 API pagination best practices worth implementing
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3/28/2024
5 API rate limit best practices worth following
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5 API rate limit best practices worth following
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3/27/2024
API error handling: definition, example, best practices
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API error handling: definition, example, best practices
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3/25/2024
System integration: definition, examples, challenges, benefits
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System integration: definition, examples, challenges, benefits
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3/25/2024
Why Merge is API-first and doesn’t have assisted integrations
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Why Merge is API-first and doesn’t have assisted integrations
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3/22/2024
Why low-code integration platforms aren’t so accessible
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Why low-code integration platforms aren’t so accessible
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3/21/2024
How to build and maintain API integrations with ease
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How to build and maintain API integrations with ease
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3/18/2024
iPaaS vs embedded iPaaS: how they differ and overlap
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iPaaS vs embedded iPaaS: how they differ and overlap
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3/18/2024
What is an API key? Here’s what you need to know
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What is an API key? Here’s what you need to know
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3/15/2024
How to GET folders from the Google Drive API in python
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How to GET folders from the Google Drive API in python
Engineering
3/14/2024
How to get your Anthropic API key (3 steps)
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How to get your Anthropic API key (3 steps)
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3/13/2024
How Assemble markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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How Assemble markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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3/13/2024
How to get your API key in Linear (5 steps)
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How to get your API key in Linear (5 steps)
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3/12/2024
Our best resources for taking your product integrations to market
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Our best resources for taking your product integrations to market
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3/11/2024
How to GET repositories using the GitHub API in Python
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How to GET repositories using the GitHub API in Python
Engineering
3/11/2024
API vs screen scraping: how the two approaches differ
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API vs screen scraping: how the two approaches differ
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3/11/2024
What is cloud API integration? Here’s what you should know
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What is cloud API integration? Here’s what you should know
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2/28/2024
How Siit markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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How Siit markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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2/27/2024
SaaS integration strategy: how to develop yours from scratch
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SaaS integration strategy: how to develop yours from scratch
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2/23/2024
5 steps to building API integrations successfully
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5 steps to building API integrations successfully
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2/22/2024
Third-party API integration: here’s what you need to know
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Third-party API integration: here’s what you need to know
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2/21/2024
Flat file integration: here’s everything you need to know
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Flat file integration: here’s everything you need to know
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2/20/2024
How 3 startups have successfully priced their customer-facing integrations
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How 3 startups have successfully priced their customer-facing integrations
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2/16/2024
How allwhere markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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How allwhere markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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2/16/2024
How Avenue markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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How Avenue markets, sells, and supports their product integrations
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2/14/2024
How to get all issues with the GitHub API in Python
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How to get all issues with the GitHub API in Python
Engineering
2/13/2024
Integration outsourcing: when and how you should pursue it
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Integration outsourcing: when and how you should pursue it
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2/13/2024
API vs middleware: how to distinguish between the two
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API vs middleware: how to distinguish between the two
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2/12/2024
API vs flat file integration: how to choose between the two
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API vs flat file integration: how to choose between the two
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2/12/2024
What is workflow integration? Here's everything you need to know
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What is workflow integration? Here's everything you need to know
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2/9/2024
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