APIs for Product Managers## Top APIs for Product Managers
Per <a href="https://www.departmentofproduct.com/blog/apis-explained-for-product-managers/" rel="nofollow">departmentofproduct.com</a>:
## Braintree API
<u>Use Cases</u>
- Process payments for customers
- Set up monthly recurring subscriptions for customers
## Google Maps API
<u>Use Cases</u>
- Create a contact us pages with the location pre-determined
- Create a transport mobile app which has metro stations on top of Google maps e.g. Citymapper (URL)
## YouTube API
<u>Use Cases</u>
- Embed your favourite YouTube clips into your blog
- Allow your users to search for a video on your site using the YouTube Data API
## Twitter API
<u>Use Cases</u>
- Embed your twitter feed into your blog
- Create a new tweet using content from your blog
- Show a curated stream of tweets based on your hashtag (usually employed by TV channels to show users debating)
## Shopify API
<u>Use Cases</u>
- Mark orders as fulfilled once they’ve shipped
- Trigger email communications to customers
- Update shipping tracking information when you get a new tracking event
Geocoding is the process of converting addresses (like "1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA") into geographic coordinates (like latitude 37.423021 and longitude -122.083739), which you can use to place markers on a map, or position the map.