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johns

20,431 karma · joined March 11, 2008

Previously:

  Runscope (Co-founder, acquired 2017)
  Twilio (first Developer Evangelist)
  IFTTT
  Xamarin
twitter.com/johnsheehan

johnsheehan at gmail

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johns··on API Testing Service Runscope Raises $6M Series A
It does! We don't require special changes to your code so if you can change a hostname you can use our tools.
johns··on API Testing Service Runscope Raises $6M Series A
We're around if anyone has any questions
johns··on Ask HN: Any guides for launching a product signup page?
just use http://kickofflabs.com/ and go back to building the product :)
johns··on Show HN: API Happiness is not a 'nice-to-have'
For clarity, we (I'm the CEO of Runscope) offer two products: Runscope Traffic Inspector for logging/monitoring traffic to any API and Runscope Radar for ongoing automated testing. I don't mean to hijack the thread, just want people to know we do a bit more than just testing. Congrats on the launch!
johns··on Show HN: API Happiness is not a 'nice-to-have'
What kinds of things would you use it for?
johns··on Security Hole in Sendgrid
It's that easy. You can use anything you want.
johns··on Google Docs Users Targeted by Phishing Scam
If they use CSRF tokens, this wouldn't be possible.
johns··on Nest is launching an API
Interesting that they choose the Firebase protocol.
johns··on Best practices for API versioning?
I think you misinterpreted the parent post. You two are almost certainly talking about the same kind of REST aka the mainstream understanding of it popularized by APIs like Twitter, Twilio, Stripe, etc. The "real/pure REST" folks are talking about by-the-dissertion Fielding's REST which is far more complicated and confusing and is probably not a good idea for a public API. It goes beyond verbs and pretty URLs. Look into Hypermedia APIs. That's the One True REST.
johns··on Show HN: API for Sales Research
That was only linked from your home page, not the page submitted here.
johns··on Show HN: API for Sales Research
My guess: Full Contact
johns··on Show HN: API for Sales Research
This looks awesome, but needs a privacy policy (at a minimum) before I'm giving it any of my customer info.
johns··on A Sochi Olympics API
Where is the data sourced from? Having had to secure rights to Olympic data at a past company, it's a minefield of legal and usage restrictions.
johns··on Real-time Search as a Service
Found this because because hnsearch.com is migrating to it. It's very fast. http://hn.algolia.com
johns··on Ask HN: Where I can post my startup to get beta users?
producthunt.co
johns··on Webhooks Level Up
We can help with the introspection: http://blog.runscope.com/posts/api-providers-build-a-twilio-...
johns··on [dead]
API is returning improper content type ;) https://www.runscope.com/public/99a232e3-348e-493d-8a6a-dde3...
johns··on Ask HN: What tools to use for Api First Development?
apiary.io mashape.com

for debugging and testing: runscope.com (disclosure, I'm the CEO)

johns··on Two big announcements
The last I heard, it needed to be entirely dormant (meaning not a single log in) for 30 months in order to be eligible to transfer. Though they might have a trademark claim that would likely help.
johns··on Show HN: Luna Delivery – night packages for London
Copying another startup's idea is lame, but fine, you're just unoriginal. Copying another startup's idea AND name? You're disgusting.
johns··on Ask HN: would you use an API for managing ACL?
have you tried stormpath?
johns··on How to safely invoke Webhooks
We run all our webhook invocations through our own product (a proxy that allows you to inspect any API call) which gives us this protection and gives us full logging to boot.
johns··on Should App.net Accept Bitcoin?
read this: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/08/the-great-app-net-mis...
johns··on Ask HN: Looking for an html template for API?
Like http://daux.io/?

Also, check out embedcurl.com

johns··on Show HN: Developer-Focused App Designs
Error establishing a database connection
johns··on Show HN: Link Vault - an API to create single-use download links
You should publish the HTTP API then you won't need to worry about making all the clients right away.
johns··on Ask HN: What do you use for load testing an API?
loader.io

For ongoing monitoring/testing, I recommend our tools (see profile). Though I'm a little biased.

johns··on Ask HN: How do you manage your sales leads?
RelateIQ
johns··on The Web Setup: Runscope
John from Runscope here...if I can answer any questions about our setup, let me know!
johns··on Stripe adds multiple account support
I would love for you to try our API/webhook automated testing product and let me know how it does or doesn't work for you: https://www.runscope.com
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