API-First RAG

Build & Ship AI Products 10x Faster

Turn weeks of RAG development into days. Ship production-ready AI products with Needle's API—from custom document platforms to intelligent search systems that clients can white-label and resell.

Stop wasting months building RAG infrastructure

Your clients need AI products yesterday. But building production-grade RAG from scratch means months of development—chunking strategies, embedding pipelines, vector databases, retrieval tuning. By the time you ship, the opportunity is gone.

Building from Scratch

  • 💸 6-12 weeks minimum development time
  • 🔧 Complex infrastructure: vectors, embeddings, chunking
  • ❌ Inconsistent results, endless tuning
  • 😫 Client loses interest waiting
  • 💰 $50K+ in dev costs before first dollar earned

With Needle API

  • ⚡ Ship complete product in 2-5 days
  • 🎯 Production-ready RAG from line one
  • ✨ Consistent quality, zero tuning
  • 🚀 Client demos immediately, signs faster
  • 💎 $5K-10K to MVP, profit from day one
CF

Christophe Fischer

Head of Product / AI Product Builder

L'Oréal · Join Maestro · AI Lab Services

“I tried building this with N8N workflows first—quality wasn't there, too many failures. Then I used Needle's API. What would have taken me 3 months to build from scratch, I shipped in 3 days. The quality was production-ready immediately. My ESG client is now selling this to their own customers. That's the power of the right API.”
3 Days
To production
90%
Dev time saved
$0
Infrastructure costs

Real product shipped to real customers

A complete, production-grade ESG compliance platform with document management, intelligent search, and multi-tenant architecture. Built in 3 days. Now being sold to enterprise customers. This isn't a prototype—it's generating revenue.

Document Management

Upload, tag, and organize ESG documents with automatic indexing and vectorization using Needle's collection API.

Intelligent Search

Custom chat interface with different query modes, powered by Needle's RAG search and retrieval endpoints.

Multi-tenant Architecture

Each client company gets their own isolated collection with dedicated API key and custom branding.

Rapid Development

Built with AI coding agents (Windsurf, Cursor) that read Needle's API docs and implement integration automatically.

API-first architecture

1

Create Collections via API

Use create_collection to set up isolated document stores for each client. Each collection has its own embeddings and search index.

2

Upload & Index Documents

Use add_files_to_collection to upload PDFs, docs, and other files. Needle automatically chunks, embeds, and indexes them.

3

Build Custom UI

Create your own document management interface and chat UI. Use list_collection and delete_file for file management.

4

Intelligent Search & Chat

Use search_collection for semantic search with filtering, labels, and metadata. Get accurate, context-aware responses instantly.

Why AI product builders choose Needle

10x

Faster Development

Ship in days what used to take months. AI coding agents read Needle's docs and write the implementation for you.

$0

Infrastructure Costs

No vector databases to manage. No embedding pipelines. No DevOps. Just API calls that work.

100%

White-Label Ready

Clients resell under their brand. You control the UI, Needle powers the intelligence invisibly.

What you can build

ESG Compliance Platforms

PROVEN

Document management + intelligent search for sustainability reports, compliance docs, and ESG guidelines. Multi-tenant, white-labelable.

→ Real client selling to enterprises now

AI Support Copilots

White-label chatbots that search help docs, tickets, and internal knowledge. Sell as “Powered by [Your Company].”

Average build time: 2-4 days

Legal Document Intelligence

Contract analysis, precedent search, clause extraction. Lawyers pay premium for accurate legal RAG.

High-value vertical, proven demand

Industry Research Tools

Analyze market reports, research papers, competitive intelligence. Turn PDFs into insights consultants can charge for.

Perfect for consulting firms

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