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MOVIEGLU APIs

MOVIEGLU APIs

Timeline: 2016–Present
Platform: AWS
Role: API architecture, development, and infrastructure management
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Millions Monthly • 8 Countries • 2016–Present

Overview

Enterprise grade RESTful API infrastructure serving cinema showtime data to major media partners, cinema chains, and app developers across 8 international markets. Handles millions of API requests monthly with 99.9% uptime. The API provides comprehensive cinema data including showtimes, film information, venue details, and booking capabilities. Built on AWS with autoscaling, load balancing, and multiregion failover capabilities.

The Challenge

Building a highly available, scalable API that can handle millions of requests while maintaining sub 100ms response times across multiple geographic regions.

The Solution

Implemented edge caching with CloudFront, Redis caching layers, database read replicas, and intelligent query optimisation. Built comprehensive monitoring and autoscaling rules.

Key Features

  • RESTful API with comprehensive documentation
  • Multiregion deployment (UK, US, IE, CA, FR, ES, DE, IN)
  • Rate limiting and authentication systems
  • Realtime showtime updates
  • Film metadata and media assets
  • Geolocation based venue discovery
  • Booking integration capabilities
  • Webhook notifications for updates
  • Developer portal with API keys and analytics
  • Autoscaling infrastructure on AWS
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
  • Comprehensive error handling and logging