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New Landing Page, Full SEO, and Persistent API Keys

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We've shipped three updates today: a complete landing page redesign at api.ibanforge.com, production-grade SEO, and a persistent storage fix that ensures your API keys survive every deployment.

Dev-first landing page

The API landing page at api.ibanforge.com has been rebuilt from scratch with a developer-first funnel:

  1. Hero with three clear CTAs: try the demo, get a free API key, or jump to the curl quickstart
  2. Interactive demo right below the fold — test IBAN validation, BIC lookup, and compliance checks without creating an account
  3. Features grid highlighting all six capabilities: 121K BICs, compliance scoring, MCP tools, x402 payments, SEPA/VoP, and developer tooling
  4. Dual pricing showing both paths side by side: free tier (200 req/month) and x402 pay-per-call
  5. Quick start with code snippets in four languages: cURL, JavaScript, Python, and the npm SDK

The compliance tab in the demo is new — you can now run a full sanctions + SEPA + VoP + risk scoring check directly from the landing page.

Structured data and SEO

The landing page now includes:

  • Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags for rich social previews
  • Two JSON-LD schemas: WebAPI (for search engines) and FAQPage (for Google rich snippets)
  • Proper <meta name="description">, canonical URL, and robots directives
  • A dedicated OG image at /og-image.png with IBANforge branding
  • Cache-Control headers for better crawl efficiency

If you share api.ibanforge.com on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Slack, you'll now see a proper preview card instead of a blank link.

Persistent API keys

Previously, every deployment on Railway would reset the SQLite database that stores API keys — meaning client keys were lost on each update. We fixed this by:

  • Adding a persistent volume mounted at /app/data
  • Creating an entrypoint script that copies read-only databases (BIC, compliance) from the build while never overwriting the stats database that holds API keys
  • Your API keys now survive all future deployments

Navigation between sites

The API landing page now includes a sticky navigation bar linking to the main site's documentation, blog, playground, and pricing. If you land on api.ibanforge.com, you can easily find your way to ibanforge.com and back.

What's next

  • Playground improvements: code snippet generation, request history
  • Additional compliance data sources
  • SDK enhancements and new MCP tools

Try the new landing page at api.ibanforge.com, or test the interactive demo directly — no account required.