appfolio cost tuning | sed 's/\b(.)/\u\1/g'
Overview
AppFolio Stack API pricing is partner-agreement based. Optimize by reducing unnecessary API calls.
Cost Optimization
- Cache aggressively — Property/unit data changes rarely (5-15 min TTL)
- Batch operations — Fetch all leases once, filter locally
- Incremental sync — Only fetch records modified since last sync
- Webhook-driven — React to events instead of polling
Usage Monitor
class ApiUsageMonitor {
private calls: Array<{ endpoint: string; timestamp: number }> = [];
record(endpoint: string) { this.calls.push({ endpoint, timestamp: Date.now() }); }
getHourlyReport() {
const cutoff = Date.now() - 3600000;
const recent = this.calls.filter(c => c.timestamp > cutoff);
const byEndpoint: Record<string, number> = {};
for (const c of recent) byEndpoint[c.endpoint] = (byEndpoint[c.endpoint] || 0) + 1;
return { total: recent.length, byEndpoint };
}
}