November Update

As we step into November, we’re excited to share the latest developments and enhancements we’ve made to SneakersAPI over the past month.

Redesigned Website

Upon visiting, you’ll notice our new website, a significant upgrade from our previous Nuxt 3 platform to the latest Svelte (v5). This change was driven by several factors:

1. Visual Consistency: Our previous dark mode website wasn’t ideal for showcasing products, as most images are optimized for light mode. While a dark mode option will be added in the future, it’s not our current priority.
2. Structural Improvements: The old website lacked a clear structure, with components not properly separated, making development challenging. The new design is clean and simple, inspired by “Swiss Design” principles.
3. Flexibility and Fun: We believe our website should reflect the capabilities of our API. Svelte has proven to be a pleasure to work with, allowing us to experiment with our tech-stack on the website.

Pricing Adjustments

In October, we revised our pricing structure based on user feedback and our first subscribers’ experiences. We’ve simplified our tiers:

• Free Tier: Access to Search and Product APIs, limited to 500,000 monthly requests.
• Pro Tier: Access to all APIs, limited to 5 million monthly requests, now priced at $30/month.

API Updates

Throughout October, we pushed six significant changes to our API. Here’s a quick recap:

Sales API: Our most substantial update is the introduction of the “Sales API”. We’ve secured weekly sales data from StockX for approximately 25,000 popular products. This API provides:

• Weekly orders count
• Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) in USD
• Average Order Value (AOV) in USD

Accessible via /product/[id]/orders and /product/orders endpoints, with more details available in our API reference.

Currency Support: We’ve added support for European market data on the /search endpoint, using the ?country=fr query parameter. We plan to roll out more countries based on user requests.

GTIN Lookup API: In response to user requests, we’ve introduced the GTIN Lookup API, providing access to over 650,000 product variants from various data sources.

Trending Products: We’ve added a /product/trending endpoint to access daily trending products on StockX.

Looking Ahead

In the coming months, we plan to, by order of priority:

• Release an improved version of the Sales API, including sales history.
  • 🚨 Update: It’s now live, accessible via /product/[id]/orders and visible as a chart on the website when clicking “Weekly orders” on a product page.
• Include a new data source that should provide more detailed sales data by variant but also more pictures, more accurate release dates and retail prices.
• Adding new filters and search options on the website, such as:
  • Searching variant between price range
  • Viewing “under retail” products
  • Sorting by price, release date and more
• Introduce /v2/* endpoints, following REST standards more closely.
• Continuously gather and act on user feedback.

We value your input, so please don’t hesitate to share your thoughts and suggestions. Happy exploring!