We Ditched Third-Party APIs for Internal Services with Go 1.23 and gRPC 1.60 and Cut Security Risks 35%

For years, our team relied on third-party APIs to power core product features: payment processing, geolocation, user analytics, and content moderation. While these APIs got us to market quickly, they introduced persistent security risks, unpredictable downtime, and escalating costs that became impossible to ignore.

The Hidden Costs of Third-Party API Dependencies

Our security audit in Q1 2024 revealed 42% of all reported vulnerabilities tied to third-party API integrations.…