Direct API Bridges. Zero Middleware.
Every Zapier zap is a point of failure between your data and your decisions. We eliminate the middleman.
Direct API integration connects campaign finance software, voter file databases, and outreach platforms through custom-built authenticated endpoints, eliminating middleware services like Zapier that add latency, cost per-task fees, and create single points of failure in critical data flows.
The Zapier Tax
You’re paying $50-200/month per integration to route campaign data through someone else’s servers. Every zap is rate-limited. Every trigger polls on a 15-minute delay. When a zap breaks at 2 AM on GOTV weekend, it breaks silently. No notification. No retry. Just a gap in your data you discover Monday morning.
Per-task pricing means your costs scale with your success. A fundraising surge that triggers 10,000 CRM updates isn’t a win under Zapier pricing. It’s an invoice.
What Direct Integration Looks Like
A direct API bridge connects two systems natively. No middleware. No per-task fees. No polling delay.
- Custom REST and webhook endpoints: purpose-built for your exact data flow, not a generic connector that maps fields through a GUI and hopes for the best
- Authenticated with API keys and OAuth: proper credential management with rotation schedules, not a shared API key pasted into a Zapier form field
- Error handling and retry logic built in: when a downstream system is temporarily unavailable, the integration queues the payload and retries with exponential backoff. No silent failures. No lost records.
- Real-time sync via webhooks: not Zapier’s 15-minute polling interval. When a donation comes in, your CRM knows in seconds, not minutes.
- Zero per-task fees: whether you process 100 records or 100,000, the cost is the same. Your integration doesn’t penalize you for momentum.
Own Your Data Pipeline
Custom-built integrations mean you own the logic, the error handling, and the data flow. When Zapier changes pricing or sunsets a feature, you’re unaffected. Your pipeline isn’t rented. It’s yours.
Every API call is logged. Every payload is auditable. When your finance director asks why a donation didn’t sync, you check the log and resolve it in minutes. No support tickets. No 48-hour waits.