WaitlistAPI
BootstrappedViral waitlists in 5 lines of code
No-code and API-driven waitlist platform that turns product launches into viral referral engines.
About
WaitlistAPI simplifies waitlist management for product launches by converting traditional first-come, first-served signups into gamified referral experiences. Users can improve their position by referring friends, turning waitlist growth from linear to exponential. The platform offers both no-code widgets and a developer-friendly API requiring less than 5 lines of code to integrate. Companies get branded confirmation emails, referral tracking, and analytics showing their top evangelists. Founded by Bani Singh while studying at Minerva University, WaitlistAPI was built in just three weeks after a friend shared frustrations with launching a waitlist. It debuted as #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt and has since powered over one million signups across the internet.
DailyDropout Take
WaitlistAPI is a masterclass in bootstrapped product discipline — built in three weeks, launched to #1 on Product Hunt, and scaled to power over a million signups without raising a dollar of venture capital. Bani Singh's decision to decline paid custom feature requests shows the kind of focus that separates lasting developer tools from bloated feature farms.
Discovery signal: Rapid Product Hunt success (#1 POTD), strong organic traction with 1M+ signups, bootstrapped with non-dilutive grants and accelerator support
What Makes Them Unique
Combines no-code simplicity with developer-friendly APIs, and gamifies the waitlist experience so that each signup generates more signups through built-in referral mechanics.
1M+
Signups Powered
#1 Product of the Day
Product Hunt
Target Markets
Founders
Bani Singh
Founder & CEO
Business & Computer Science double major from Minerva University. Built WaitlistAPI in three weeks, launched to #1 on Product Hunt, and grew it to power over 1 million signups — all while bootstrapped.