SOFTWARE INTEGRATIONS

Your systems should talk to each other.

Your business shouldn't need people copying information between applications. THACKR connects websites, CRMs, payment platforms and internal systems so information moves reliably between them.

  • From £1,500
  • Custom API integrations
01The problem

Common integration problems

If any of these are familiar, the systems involved are probably doing their jobs. It's the gaps between them that cost you time.

  1. 01Website enquiries not reaching the CRM
  2. 02Orders needing manual processing
  3. 03Customer information stored in multiple systems
  4. 04Payments not updating internal records
  5. 05Inventory becoming inconsistent
  6. 06Teams exporting and importing spreadsheets
  7. 07Disconnected booking and scheduling tools
02What I connect

The systems that most often need to talk

  • Website ⇄ CRM

    Websites & CRMs

    Synchronise customer enquiries, contacts and activity.

  • Payments ⇄ Finance

    Payments & Finance

    Connect payment events, invoices, subscriptions and transaction records.

  • Shop ⇄ Stock

    E-commerce & Inventory

    Synchronise products, stock levels, orders and fulfilment information.

  • Bookings ⇄ Operations

    Booking & Scheduling

    Connect availability, reservations, appointments and operational systems.

  • Your app ⇄ Third parties

    Internal Platforms

    Connect bespoke applications to third-party services and databases.

  • Workflow ⇄ AI services

    AI & Automation

    Integrate AI services into existing business workflows where appropriate.

03How integrations work

An integration is only as good as how it behaves when something fails.

The happy path is easy. What separates a dependable integration from a fragile one is everything underneath it.

Simplified. The real design depends on what each system can do.
  • API connections

    Direct, authenticated links to each system's own interface.

  • Webhooks

    Changes arrive the moment they happen, rather than waiting to be collected.

  • Scheduled synchronisation

    Regular catch-up runs for systems that can't push updates.

  • Data mapping and validation

    Fields translated between systems and checked before anything is written.

  • Error handling

    Clear failures with a reason, never a silent gap in your data.

  • Retry mechanisms

    Temporary outages are retried safely, without creating duplicates.

  • Logging and monitoring

    A record of what moved and when, so problems are visible and traceable.

04Example

Connecting a website to an internal business system

A customer submits a request through a website.

The integration validates the information, creates the relevant record in the business system and returns a confirmation.

If the external service is temporarily unavailable, the integration can retry safely and log the issue for investigation.

This is an illustrative example of how an integration can behave, not a client case study.

05Pricing

One integration, clearly defined

06FAQs

Integration questions

Can you integrate software without an API?

Sometimes. Where there's no API, the options include scheduled file exports and imports, access to the underlying database or reading structured emails. As a last resort, automating the user interface is possible but fragile, so I'd tell you that up front and weigh it against asking the supplier or replacing the tool.

Can you work with custom internal systems?

Yes. If your system has no interface for other software to use, I can often add one, or connect at the database level where that's safe. I'll start by understanding how it works and what it can and can't be trusted to do.

Can you connect WordPress or WooCommerce?

Yes. Both offer ways to send and receive data, including the REST API and webhooks. Typical jobs are sending orders, customers or form submissions to other systems, or bringing stock and pricing information in.

What happens if an integration fails?

Failure is planned for rather than hoped against. Temporary problems are retried safely, so a message is neither lost nor duplicated. Failures are logged with a reason and flagged to a person, rather than leaving your systems quietly out of step.

Can integrations run automatically?

Yes, that's the point. Depending on the systems involved, an integration can react as soon as something changes, run on a schedule, or both. Nobody should need to press a button or remember to export a file.

Will you provide documentation?

Yes. You'll get a clear description of what connects to what, how fields are mapped, how to tell whether it's working and what to do when it isn't, so the integration isn't a black box that only I understand.

Can you maintain the integration afterwards?

Yes, if you'd like me to. Connected systems change their interfaces, credentials expire and volumes grow, so some integrations benefit from ongoing support. It's optional, and the documentation means you can hand it to someone else if you prefer.

Tell me which systems need connecting.

EnquireFree, no obligation

Tell me which systems need connecting

Name the tools involved and what should happen between them. I'll tell you what's possible and what it would take.

  1. 01
    I read it myself

    It comes straight to me, not a sales team. I usually reply within one working day.

  2. 02
    A short conversation

    By email or a free introductory call, whichever you prefer. I'll tell you honestly if I'm not the right fit.

  3. 03
    A fixed-scope proposal

    What's included, the price and the delivery schedule, agreed before any work starts.

Prefer email? josh@thackr.co.uk

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