One API. Every retail touchpoint. Real-time.
Afosto gives developers a single, well-documented API layer covering orders, inventory, POS and webshop — so you spend less time stitching systems together and more time building things that matter.
What is the Afosto Developer Platform?
The Afosto Developer Platform is a unified API layer that connects every sales channel — cash register, webshop, B2B portal, warehouse — through a single integration point. Instead of maintaining separate connections to four different systems, a developer writes one integration and the data flows everywhere in real time.
Imagine a retailer with three locations and an online store. A stock mutation at location two needs to reflect instantly in the webshop, the B2B portal, and the other two stores. That is exactly the problem Afosto was built to solve — and the reason its APIs handle over 100,000,000 calls per month.
Who is this platform built for?
Afosto's developer platform is designed for:
- App developers building integrations for retail clients on Shopify, WooCommerce or Magento who need a more unified back end
- In-house developers at retailers with 1–50 locations who are tired of reconciling spreadsheets between systems
- Agency developers who want a reusable, documented integration they can deploy across multiple retail clients
It is not aimed at solo hobby projects or enterprise platforms with a dedicated middleware team.
How do SDKs and documentation save development time?
Afosto publishes SDKs on GitHub that abstract away repetitive boilerplate, so you write fewer lines of code per integration. The documentation is versioned, accurate and structured around real use cases — not auto-generated stubs. Most developers report reaching a working prototype in a single session rather than days of trial and error.
REST and GraphQL: which should you use?
Afosto supports both paradigms so you can match the tool to the task:
- REST endpoints — fast, predictable, ideal for triggering actions (create order, update stock, process payment)
- GraphQL — ideal for aggregating data across multiple resources in a single query, reducing over-fetching for complex dashboards or reporting tools
Both run on infrastructure backed by Kubernetes and Google Cloud, with a historical uptime of 99.95%.
How does real-time synchronisation work via webhooks?
Afosto pushes status updates, new records and mutations to any third-party API the moment they happen — no polling required. Developers have full visibility into every webhook Afosto has dispatched, including payload details, and can replay any webhook if the receiving endpoint was temporarily unavailable. This makes building reliable, event-driven integrations significantly simpler.
How does Afosto handle authentication and access control?
Afosto uses OAuth2 — the industry-standard authentication protocol — so your app can request scoped access to a retailer's data without ever handling their password. Setting up a connection takes minutes, not an afternoon.
What audit logging does Afosto provide?
Every API request is logged at three levels:
- Request logs — a full record of what was sent and when
- Audit logs — every mutation to the data model, including who made it
- Error logs — a filterable list of failed requests with details to accelerate debugging
This gives developers and their clients full traceability without building custom logging infrastructure.
Is Afosto open source?
Afosto actively contributes to the open-source community and publishes tools on GitHub that help developers start connecting faster. If your stack depends on open-source components — as most modern stacks do — you are building on familiar, maintained ground.
Platform at scale
Numbers that tell you it holds up in production
API calls processed per month
Historical API uptime
For orders, inventory, POS and webshop
REST + GraphQL
Both paradigms, one platform
Everything you need to build a production-ready retail integration
Webhooks — real-time, no polling
Afosto pushes mutations to your endpoints the moment they happen. Full dispatch history and one-click replay mean you never lose an event, even if your receiver was temporarily down.
REST & GraphQL
Use REST for fast, action-oriented calls. Use GraphQL to aggregate complex data in a single round-trip. Both are documented, versioned and running on Google Cloud infrastructure.
OAuth2 authentication
Industry-standard scoped access. Retailers authorise your app without sharing credentials. Connection setup takes minutes, not days.
Three-level audit logging
Request logs, audit logs and error logs give you full traceability. Debug faster, answer client questions confidently, and meet compliance requirements without building your own logging layer.
SDKs on GitHub
Open-source SDKs cut boilerplate and reduce lines of code per integration. Check GitHub for the current list of supported languages and frameworks.
Kubernetes + Google Cloud
The platform scales horizontally under traffic spikes — peak season, flash sales, multichannel order rushes. 99.95% historical uptime across 100M+ monthly calls.
FAQ
Developer questions, answered directly
Common questions from developers evaluating Afosto as the integration backbone for their retail projects.
Can I use both REST and GraphQL in the same integration?
Yes. Afosto supports REST and GraphQL simultaneously, and you can use them in the same project. A common pattern is to use REST for write operations (creating orders, updating inventory) and GraphQL for complex read queries that would otherwise require multiple REST calls.
How quickly can I get a working prototype running?
Most developers reach a working prototype in a single session. Afosto provides versioned documentation, code examples and open-source SDKs on GitHub that eliminate repetitive setup work. OAuth2 connection setup typically takes under 30 minutes.
What happens if my webhook endpoint is unavailable when Afosto sends an event?
Afosto logs every webhook dispatch with full payload details. If your endpoint was temporarily unavailable, you can replay any webhook directly from the developer dashboard — no data is lost and no manual re-triggering is required.
How does Afosto handle high traffic volumes without downtime?
Afosto runs on Kubernetes and Google Cloud, enabling horizontal scaling under load. The platform has processed over 100 million API calls per month at a historical uptime of 99.95%, including during peak retail periods.
What does the audit logging cover?
Audit logging in Afosto covers three levels: request logs (every API call made, with timestamp and payload), audit logs (every data mutation, including the actor and changed fields) and error logs (failed requests with diagnostic detail). This means you have full traceability without building a separate logging layer.
Is Afosto suitable for agencies building integrations for multiple retail clients?
Yes. Agencies are one of the primary user groups the platform is designed for. OAuth2 scoped access makes it straightforward to connect your app to multiple retailer accounts. The documentation and SDKs are built to be reusable across projects, so your team does not have to re-learn the platform for each client.
Stop stitching. Start building integrations that actually hold.
Afosto gives you one documented API for every retail touchpoint — orders, inventory, POS and webshop — backed by infrastructure running at 99.95% uptime. Create a free account and have a working prototype running today.