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Re:Launch HN: Exams, tasks, K8, eCommerce, cell sites, healt... by jacobn on Friday July 23, 2021 @12:12PM (#27932329)
Hi, I run clippingmagic.com (a SaaS to clean & prep ecommerce product shots) so this could be a great fit for us - we've talked many times about integrating with the platforms, but...

A few comments & questions:

1. https://tryapollo.com fails to provide a secure connection?

2. Viewing https://docs.tryappollo.com/docs/introduction on mobile leads to the sidebar getting hidden - may want to copy your ToC into the How To Use This Doc section to not make it look like you have three doc pages total ;)

3. https://docs.tryappollo.com/reference#fetch-products - do I provide a "cursor" or a "page"?

4. The "media" object type is not separately documented. Based on the "Create a product" form it's {src:string, type:string} - what are the valid string values for "type"?

5. When I update a product, do I have to include all fields, or can I include only those I wish to update?

6. How do I append another product photo? How do I insert one? How do I remove one?

7. https://docs.tryappollo.com/reference#fetch-variant goes to the wrong spot on the page, it goes to Collections API section.

8. Ditto all questions for products also for variants (page vs cursor, media & how to do narrow updates to it).

9. https://www.tryappollo.com/pricing - your pricing page has as of right now no clear indication of your intended business model. Charge a fraction of revenue? Fixed $x/install? Something else?

10. Continuation of service: building an app is a non-trivial commitment. What happens if things don't work out for appollo?

Thanks!

Re:Launch HN: Exams, tasks, K8, eCommerce, cell sites, healt... by jacobn on Friday July 23, 2021 @12:15PM (#27932372)
I keep misspelling your domain, https://tryappollo.com/ (two 'p's, your site) fails to provide a secure connection, https://tryapollo.com/ (single 'p') works fine but is a completely different website.
Re:Launch HN: Exams, tasks, K8, eCommerce, cell sites, healt... by Darrelladjei on Friday July 23, 2021 @12:57PM (#27932903)
Yh good catch! We'll fix that!
Re:Launch HN: Exams, tasks, K8, eCommerce, cell sites, healt... by Darrelladjei on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:08PM (#27933057)
1. Thanks! we'll fix that!

2. Thanks for the feedback!

3. Yep! it is a cursor that we return to you after your first query

4. Thanks, we'll better document that! The type values are IMAGE & VIDEO

5. No only the newly updated values

7. Ah weird, which browser you using? for me it works.

8. Ditto all questions for products also for variants (page vs cursor, media & how to do narrow updates to it).

9. Atm we are discussing pricing based on customers needs, on a direct call with them

10. We are committed to making this work. If not we are open to many arrangements including helping customers run Appollo on-prem.

Phew! Thanks for all the questions haha!