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Unit 7 - API Ideas
In this document I have focused on quality of the code over quantity, I have only implemented features that are useful to the personas I created in unit 1 and haven’t implemented gimmicky features that don’t serve the personas any use.
SendGrid API
This will be the service that I use to send an email to myself and the persona who submits the form on the contact us page. I will attempt to send 2 emails, one to me and a confirmation email to the user who submits the form. This will give them a sense of security that their request was received, and we are reviewing it.
https://docs.sendgrid.com/api-reference/how-to-use-the-sendgrid-v3-api/authentication
Google Maps API
This feature is key when the user is on the contact us page. It will give all the personas a sense of where we are located in the world. This will help them understand what it will look like to go into business with us if they live in a different time zone.
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript
You can also find the PDF document of the ideas here: https://landing.athabascau.ca/file/view/14819788/unit-7-api-ideas
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