Next Step Microgrant: STC-GlobalAPIMarket

1. What is your project, and what problem does it solve? (max 100 words)

STC-GlobalAPIMarket is an open API market based on blockchain technology, aiming to provide developers with a safe, transparent and efficient platform for buying and selling Web2/Web3 API services, providing decentralized global cloud operation environment, service operation governance environment, and trusted function computing scheduling environment.

2. Project links

Link to Github repo: https://github.com/stc-community/GlobalAPIMarket Link to demo or website: https://stc.netlinks.world/ License: MIT

3. a) How is IPFS, Filecoin, or related technology used in this project?

In the Github repo is our front-end project, and the smart contract is in the contract directory. We build our two contracts based on FVM.

STCMarket.sol: API market creation and storage, storage of user information STCMarketToken.sol: token token generation, service provider's pledge, orders in the API Market.

We use web3.storage and IPFS services for file storage. The contract will be deployed on the Filecoin main network.

b) Is this project building with the current microgrants focus area (FVM)? (Yes or No)

Yes

4. How will you improve your project with this grant? What steps will you take to meet this objective?

Number	Briefly describe how you will meet deliverable objectives	Timeframe (within 3 months)
1.	Api call and billing function	3 weeks
2.	Improve Api service provider experience and user experience	3 weeks
3.	Contract optimization and deployment to the Filecoin mainnet	3 weeks
4.	Onboard unique providers and users on our platform	3 weeks

5. If accepted, do you agree to share monthly project updates in this Github issue for 3 months or until the project described here is complete?

Yes

6. Does your proposal comply with our Community Code of Conduct?

Yes

7. Links and submissions

If your project began at a hackathon, have you submitted it for the relevant Protocol Labs prizes? Include links here if available: https://ethglobal.com/showcase/stc-globaldevdao-utow4 We joined the Impact Evaluator and also joined the fvm-mainnet-cohort.
Additional questions:
For each team member(s), please list name, email, Github account, and role in the project.
- Qiang Cheng, qianggeek@gmail.com, https://github.com/Jchicode, Founder and fullstack developer.
How did you learn about our microgrant program?
- From the fvm-mainnet-cohort and the Impact Evaluator.
If your project was created as part of an event or hackathon:
- What was the name of the event? (e.g. ETHGlobal NFTHack, Cal Hacks hello:world, Chainlink, CivHacks, GameDevJ, ETHGlobal Scaling Ethereum)Scaling Ethereum 2023
- Please link to your hackathon submission https://ethglobal.com/showcase/stc-globaldevdao-utow4

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