Show HN: Pipedream now has 1800 integrated APIs

[todsacerdoti]

https://pipedream.com/explore

[pryelluw]

Do yall partner or have a way to be listed as a resource for hire to build the integrations for others?

[todsacerdoti → pryelluw]

Yes, we do. Please reach out in our Slack (https://pipedream.com/support) and we can discuss our partner program (https://pdrm.co/partner).

[weikju]

Are there any good self-hosted alternative to this?

[todsacerdoti → weikju]

Why do you want to self-host this product?

[weikju → todsacerdoti]

pick any of the reasons one always wants to self-host things

[cvalka → weikju]

n8n

[weikju → cvalka]

thanks, I'll look into that

[bberenberg]

How does a source available repo get 8k stars? Are lots of people illegally self-hosting this?

[andrewstuart]

The front page needs a better explanation of what it does.

[cloudking]

Is this like Yahoo Pipes?

[todsacerdoti → cloudking]

We loved Yahoo! Pipes. While there are some similarities, the product has matured far beyond the original vision of Pipes. I encourage you to check it out as it is free for developers to start out and get a feel for it.

[jamestimmins → todsacerdoti]

In your opinion, are there underexplored opportunities to build on top of Pipedream as a platform, or is the opportunity still mostly for existing tools to extend themselves via integrating?

[todsacerdoti → jamestimmins]

Pipedream can be used to extend existing tools but if that is your understanding of the platform then there are definitely underexplored opportunities.

A few that jump to mind:

1. AI chat bots - https://pipedream.com/blog/build-your-own-chat-bot-with-open...

2. Headless browsing - https://pipedream.com/blog/puppeteer-and-playwright/

3. "Per User" workflows - https://pipedream.com/blog/connecting-your-user-accounts-to-...

4. Many use cases related to internal databases. Here is one Snowflake example we use internally - https://pipedream.com/templates/tch_WafgDD

[jamestimmins → todsacerdoti]

Great list, thanks for sharing!