{"id":1210,"date":"2021-06-16T07:20:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T07:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helpdoors.com\/backup\/slazzer-help\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2021-06-25T10:41:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T10:41:32","slug":"how-can-i-manage-my-cost-when-integrating-the-slazzer-rest-api-with-user-generated-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/api\/how-can-i-manage-my-cost-when-integrating-the-slazzer-rest-api-with-user-generated-content","title":{"rendered":"How can I manage my cost when integrating the Slazzer REST API with user generated content ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several ways to use the Slazzer API, one of them being user-generated content.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>User-generated content use cases<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are examples of user-generated content use cases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design tools and image editing softwares\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online stores having product customization tools, allowing users to upload images of themselves and placing them on the product\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media applications, messengers, and platforms\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo booths &amp; events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PR\/Advertising campaigns with engaging content\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s something common with all these user-generated content cases &#8211; Users dictate the quantity of images to process. This allows for highly innovative products and integrations but carries a risk &#8211; If users decide the number of images to be processed, they decide how many Slazzer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/subscriptions-plans\/what-are-slazzer-image-credits\">credits<\/a> are required.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Defining the Average User<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to define an average user\u2019s behavior to ensure a positive return on investment (ROI). Depending on the application, the use case, and how often you integrate Slazzer, usage might be different. The primary question here is &#8211; How many pictures does an average user process?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can be concluded via user research or with an assumption, followed by verifying and adapting it as you move ahead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Calculate ROI<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you know the number of images processed by an average user, the cost and ROI can be based on that number.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you expect 5 images per user for an online store, calculate the cost per user and set the same according to the conversion rate (number of users purchasing a product after processing images). Besides, calculate the profit margin to conclude the ROI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Limit and Monitor Costs\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the calculation and user patterns lead to a positive ROI, there is simply no reason to be wary. More users will lead to more processing of images, thus raising the cost. However, an increase in revenue should cover the costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prevent product abuse, we suggest the following.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep the API Confidential &#8211; Keep your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/account#api-key\">API<\/a> in a confidential environment, such as the server.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limit Requests Per User &#8211; It is best to limit requests from untrusted users, which will also help analyze the number of images processed by every individual.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitor Your Usage &#8211; Keep track of the credit usage in account settings. Transaction logs and charts will allow reviewing historical usage and identify patterns.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still got questions about calculating the ROI? Feel free to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/contact-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several ways to use the Slazzer API, one of them being user-generated content.\u00a0 User-generated content use cases Here are examples of user-generated content use cases.\u00a0 Design tools and image editing softwares\u00a0 Online stores having product customization tools, allowing users to upload images of themselves and placing them on the product\u00a0 Social media applications, <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-api"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1210"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1540,"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1210\/revisions\/1540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slazzer.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}