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API spec conversion service

Offer a hosted service that converts between API specification formats with perfect fidelity. Target teams migrating between API ecosystems.

Why now

As API tools proliferate, format conversion remains surprisingly painful.

Who for
API developers
Business model
Usage-based pricing
Effort
A few months

Teams switching API frameworks (OpenAPI to Protobuf, etc.) waste days on manual conversion and validation.

Build a web service that handles lossless conversion between all major API spec formats with customization options. Include validation and diff tools.

Charge based on usage volume with a free tier for small projects.

Start with the most common conversions (OpenAPI ↔ GraphQL, etc.) before expanding.

Risk: Many existing tools claim to do this but deliver imperfect results.

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