Added a Premium 'Compliance Bulk Report' to my K-Beauty API & Shipped Tiered Pricing

김다희 — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:22:07 +0000

Hey Indie Hackers,

A while ago, I shared my API project here—a hallucination-free translator that converts Korean cosmetic ingredients into standard global INCI names to prevent customs rejections.

Thanks to some amazing feedback and user requests, I realized that global cosmetics importers were suffering from a huge pain point: they hated doing compliance checks line-by-line.

So today, I finally shipped a massive feature upgrade: The Compliance Bulk Report.

🛠️ What's New?
Bulk Upload: Users can now throw an entire product's ingredient list via a single API request instead of making dozens of separate calls.

2026 Customs Cross-Check: The API automatically cross-checks the ingredients against the latest 2026 regulatory restrictions and flags banned or restricted chemicals instantly.

Tiered Pricing Strategy: To monetize this high-value feature effectively without burning my own AI server costs, I moved away from flat pricing and introduced a tiered model on RapidAPI:

Basic ($0): Free translation tests (500 requests limit, report feature locked).

Pro ($19): Full access to the new Bulk Compliance Report (up to 100 times/mo) + 10,000 translation limits.

Ultra ($49): Scale plan for bigger trading corps (1,000 reports / 50,000 translations).

🔗 Live Store Link:
You can check out the updated store and test the new endpoints here:
https://rapidapi.com/dahee8703dahee8703/api/legal-k-beauty-inci-translator

For those who are running 1-man API SaaS businesses: how do you usually balance server token costs when offering heavy AI utility reports on low-tier plans? I went with a strict hard limit for now to keep things safe.

Would love to get your thoughts on this pricing structure and the bulk update!

Built an API that translates Korean cosmetic ingredients into strict INCI standards (with AI hallucination control)

김다희 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:51:58 +0000

Hi everyone, I’ve noticed that many developers building Shopify apps or automated tools for K-Beauty dropshippers struggle heavily with ingredient translation.

General translation tools (like DeepL or standard Google Translate) fail here because they don't provide regulatory-compliant INCI names, which can lead to strict customs rejections in the US or EU.

To solve this specific bottleneck, I built the Legal K-Beauty INCI Translator API. Instead of dealing with messy raw text, you just send the Korean ingredients via POST, and it returns a clean, structured JSON response.

Key Features:

Strict INCI Output: Returns an array of exact INCI standard names.
Hallucination Control (Legal Safety): If an ingredient is ambiguous or untranslatable, the API strictly refuses to guess and outputs "UNVERIFIED_MANUAL_CHECK_REQUIRED".
Extra Data: Automatically returns a Boolean for is_vegan_friendly and a general hazard_score.

It's officially hosted on RapidAPI, so you can test the endpoint immediately without setting up a new billing account.

🔗 Test the Endpoint here:
https://rapidapi.com/dahee8703dahee8703/api/legal-k-beauty-inci-translator

If you're building e-commerce software in the K-Beauty niche, I’d love to hear your feedback on the JSON structure or any additional data fields you might need!

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Added a Premium 'Compliance Bulk Report' to my K-Beauty API & Shipped Tiered Pricing

Built an API that translates Korean cosmetic ingredients into strict INCI standards (with AI hallucination control)