1. July Overview
1.1 Monthly Theme
From toolbox to infrastructure: JuheAPI positions itself with three pillars for simple, scalable APIs—rate limiting, pagination, and security.
2. New Models & Compute Updates
- Wisdom Gate internal beta continues, completing the first version of unified interface and routing design.
3. Main Site API & Data Capability Updates
3.1 Free API Series Expansion
July saw an intensive rollout of daily Free APIs, including:
- IP Info API – Identify IP geolocation and ISP info.
- EV Specifications API – Retrieve electric vehicle specs.
- Phone Specifications API – Access mobile device hardware and software details.
- Instagram API – Pull account data and recent posts by username or URL.
- Coming soon: Free Meal API and more.
Categorized use cases:
- Identity & Device: IP Info, Phone Specs.
- Mobility & Transport: EV Specs.
- Content & Social Media: Instagram, upcoming APIs.
3.2 Instagram API
Capabilities:
- Pull profile details and fresh content by username or post URL.
- Common uses: competitor tracking, social monitoring, product research.
Access notes:
- Auth method: token-based OAuth.
- Rate limits: tiered by plan; free tier with capped daily requests.
3.3 Temp Mail API Demo Launch
In June, Temp Mail API was introduced at the product level; in July, a Temp Mail Demo Tool was added for instant hands-on testing from the portal.
Demo entry points: Available via juheapi.com playground with prefilled queries for quick trials.
4. Platform Features & Developer Experience
4.1 Public API Design Principles
In July, JuheAPI published the blog How to Keep Your API Simple and Scalable summarizing core principles adopted platform-wide:
- Rate Limiting: Recommend defaults and safe thresholds.
- Pagination: Standardize with
page&page_sizeor cursor mode. - Security: Suggested signature schemes and secure key storage.
Applied to Marketplace APIs with guidelines embedded into documentation.
4.2 Community Education
Educational topics pushed via long-form posts and shares:
- Load Balancer vs Reverse Proxy vs API Gateway.
- Five common API architectural styles.
Changelog summary: Focus on foundational API architecture concepts for developer awareness.
5. Pricing & Promotions
June discount strategies retained; no new changes in July.
6. Content & Community
6.1 Blog & X Integration
Main knowledge content in July:
- How to Keep Your API Simple and Scalable
- API architecture explainer threads and polls engaging developer feedback.
7. Developer Action Items
- Adopt recommended rate limiting, pagination, and security practices.
- If planning Q3 LLM integration, audit API calling patterns for seamless migration to Wisdom Gate.