What are SMART APIs? How to apply them in Travel, Insurance and Banking.
summary
SMART APIs combine data-centric state resources with hypermedia links and event-driven subscriptions so long-running processes (like document checks) expose a single resource with clear states and callbacks rather than RPC endpoints. Amadeus builds a connected travel verification widget that delegates third‑party checks, streams events, and attaches controllers to resources; it processes about fifteen million documents a year, cuts manual handoffs, and lets airlines, hotels and insurers subscribe to state changes and automate follow‑up steps.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00SMART APIs introduction
- 3:37SMART APIs definition
- 7:49State role in SMART APIs
- 12:47Event-driven hypermedia architecture
- 15:57Travel and insurance use cases
- 19:08Banking impact of SMART APIs
- 22:03Future of SMART APIs
- 23:27Conclusion
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