CardSnap

Digital Business Card Generator — create, manage, and track shareable business cards with analytics.

Overview

CardSnap API is a comprehensive digital business card generation platform that enables users to create, customize, and share professional business cards in a modern digital format. Built on a secure, CISSP-certified infrastructure, CardSnap simplifies the process of creating branded digital business cards with support for multiple social media profiles, contact information, and customizable themes.

The API provides full lifecycle management for digital business cards, including creation, retrieval, updates, and deletion. Beyond card management, CardSnap includes built-in analytics to track engagement metrics such as views, saves, and shares—giving professionals insights into how their cards are being received and shared across networks.

CardSnap is ideal for sales professionals, entrepreneurs, consultants, recruiters, and any business professional seeking a modern alternative to traditional printed business cards. The platform supports rich contact information, social media integration, and real-time engagement tracking to maximize networking effectiveness.

Usage

Create a Digital Business Card

json

POST /cards
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "slug": "john-doe-dev",
  "data": {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
    "company": "TechCorp Inc.",
    "bio": "Full-stack developer passionate about cloud architecture and security.",
    "phone": "[phone]",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "website": "https://johndoe.dev",
    "location": "San Francisco, CA",
    "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/johndoe",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/johndoe",
    "github": "https://github.com/johndoe",
    "instagram": "https://instagram.com/johndoe",
    "whatsapp": "[phone]",
    "theme": "ocean",
    "photo": "https://example.com/photos/john-doe.jpg"
  }
}

Response (201 Created):

json

{
  "id": "card_12345abcde",
  "slug": "john-doe-dev",
  "data": {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
    "company": "TechCorp Inc.",
    "bio": "Full-stack developer passionate about cloud architecture and security.",
    "phone": "[phone]",
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "website": "https://johndoe.dev",
    "location": "San Francisco, CA",
    "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/in/johndoe",
    "twitter": "https://twitter.com/johndoe",
    "github": "https://github.com/johndoe",
    "instagram": "https://instagram.com/johndoe",
    "whatsapp": "[phone]",
    "theme": "ocean",
    "photo": "https://example.com/photos/john-doe.jpg"
  },
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Track Card Engagement

json

POST /cards/john-doe-dev/analytics
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "event": "view"
}

Response (200 OK):

json

{
  "message": "Event tracked successfully",
  "event": "view",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:35:22Z"
}

Retrieve Card Analytics

json

GET /cards/john-doe-dev/analytics

Response (200 OK):

json

{
  "slug": "john-doe-dev",
  "total_views": 42,
  "total_saves": 8,
  "total_shares": 3,
  "engagement_rate": 0.38,
  "last_viewed": "2024-01-15T10:35:22Z",
  "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Endpoints

GET /

Summary: Root

Description: Health check endpoint that returns API status.

Parameters: None

Response: 200 OK with API status object.

---

GET /health

Summary: Health

Description: Service health check endpoint.

Parameters: None

Response: 200 OK with health status.

---

POST /cards

Summary: Create Card

Description: Create a new digital business card with customizable profile information and theme settings.

Parameters:

• Request Body (required): CardCreate object
  • slug (string, optional): Custom URL-friendly identifier (max 50 chars, alphanumeric, dash, underscore). If not provided, a unique slug is auto-generated.
  • data (object, required): CardData object containing card information

CardData Parameters:

• firstName (string, required, max 100 chars): First name of the card owner
• lastName (string, optional, max 100 chars): Last name of the card owner
• title (string, optional, max 200 chars): Professional title or job position
• company (string, optional, max 200 chars): Company or organization name
• bio (string, optional, max 500 chars): Professional biography or brief description
• phone (string, optional, max 20 chars): Phone number in any format
• email (string, optional, max 200 chars): Email address
• website (string, optional, max 300 chars): Personal or business website URL
• location (string, optional, max 200 chars): City, region, or geographic location
• linkedin (string, optional, max 300 chars): LinkedIn profile URL
• twitter (string, optional, max 300 chars): Twitter/X profile URL
• github (string, optional, max 300 chars): GitHub profile URL
• instagram (string, optional, max 300 chars): Instagram profile URL
• whatsapp (string, optional, max 20 chars): WhatsApp phone number
• theme (string, optional, max 20 chars, default: "ocean"): Card design theme name
• photo (string, optional, max 500 chars): Profile photo URL

Response: 201 Created with full card object including ID, timestamps, and all provided data.

---

GET /cards/{slug}

Summary: Get Card

Description: Retrieve a specific digital business card by its unique slug identifier.

Parameters:

• slug (string, required, path): The unique card identifier or URL slug

Response: 200 OK with complete card object and all associated data.

---

PUT /cards/{slug}

Summary: Update Card

Description: Update an existing digital business card's information and settings.

Parameters:

• slug (string, required, path): The unique card identifier to update
• Request Body (required): CardUpdate object
  • data (object, required): CardData object with fields to update (same structure as creation)

Response: 200 OK with updated card object reflecting all changes.

---

DELETE /cards/{slug}

Summary: Delete Card

Description: Permanently delete a digital business card and all associated data.

Parameters:

• slug (string, required, path): The unique card identifier to delete

Response: 200 OK with confirmation message.

---

POST /cards/{slug}/analytics

Summary: Track Event

Description: Record user engagement events (view, save, or share) for a specific card to track reach and engagement metrics.

Parameters:

• slug (string, required, path): The unique card identifier
• Request Body (required): AnalyticsEvent object
  • event (string, required, enum): Type of engagement event: view, save, or share

Response: 200 OK with event confirmation and timestamp.

---

GET /cards/{slug}/analytics

Summary: Get Analytics

Description: Retrieve comprehensive engagement analytics and usage statistics for a specific card.

Parameters:

• slug (string, required, path): The unique card identifier

Response: 200 OK with analytics object containing:

• total_views: Count of card views
• total_saves: Count of card saves
• total_shares: Count of card shares
• engagement_rate: Calculated engagement percentage
• last_viewed: ISO timestamp of most recent view
• created_at: Card creation timestamp

Pricing

Plan	Calls/Day	Calls/Month	Price
Free	5	50	Free
Developer	20	500	$39/mo
Professional	200	5,000	$99/mo
Enterprise	100,000	1,000,000	$299/mo

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References

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• API Docs: https://api.toolweb.in:8185/docs