{"id":1700,"date":"2019-03-01T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developers.messagemedia.com\/?p=1700"},"modified":"2019-03-01T10:00:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T23:00:16","slug":"accessing-rest-products-and-features-alongside-legacy-apis","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/messagemedia.com\/au\/blog\/accessing-rest-products-and-features-alongside-legacy-apis\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing REST products and features alongside legacy APIs"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u00a0previously<\/a>\u00a0wrote about the main difference between SOAP and REST APIs and when businesses should choose one over the other. If you are currently integrating with SOAP or other legacy APIs there may be reasons why you want to stick with that integration for your business messaging. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t experience the benefits of our latest features. We offer different products and features as separate REST APIs; meaning they can be used in a modular way, and you may find some additional benefits to your toolset. That means you can still use your existing integration for sending messages and then our new REST APIs to enhance your operational efficiency. Additionally, there are many features available that may have been launched subsequent to your core messaging integration. These features may enhance your existing integration and allow you to optimise your usage.<\/p>\n

When to use our new product & features and what\u2019s available<\/h2>\n

Lookups API<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A prime example of when using adjacent REST API features can decrease your messaging load, is using the Lookups API<\/a>. Regardless of how you eventually send your messages, you want to be periodically ensuring that your data set is clean and useful. Lookups API can help you Validate the phone numbers you\u2019re sending to by checking their validity, type and carrier records. By ensuring your data set is clean, you can reduce costs across your organisation. This will, reduce the number of failed or undeliverable messages sent and enrich your database, helping you to reach customers more efficiently.<\/p>\n

Webhooks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The main reason and a huge benefit to using some of the REST features is webhooks<\/a>. If you’ve been using a legacy API to both send your messages and receive your replies and delivery reports, this means you have to poll the API periodically. This is unnecessarily taxing on your servers. You could be letting us do the work for you and send you the data that you want, rather than requesting info every so often and working out what\u2019s relevant.<\/p>\n

Additional features available to legacy API consumers<\/h2>\n

In addition to the above REST APIs, there are many features we have released over the last year that can be turned on for all customers. These include:<\/p>\n