Automated application programming interface (API) system and method

1. A method for leveraging email to complete an online transaction from a third party vendor, the method comprising:

storing, by a computer memory, customer information, the customer information including a customer name, customer email address, customer shipping address, and customer billing information;

receiving, by a receiving device, an authorization request from an application programming interface associated with a third party vendor requesting access to a portion of the customer information;

receiving, by the receiving device, confirmation from a customer to allow the third party vendor to access the portion of the customer information;

transmitting, by a transmitting device, an access code to the third party vendor;

receiving, by the receiving device, a request message from the third party vendor, wherein the request message comprises the access code, and the request message comprises a request for an authorization token;

confirming, by the processor of the receiving device, the received access code; and

transmitting, by the transmitting device, an authorization token corresponding to the request for an authorization token to the third party vendor.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, by the transmitting device, transmitting a request to process a purchase from the customer, wherein the request includes the authorization token.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the token is an encrypted string and is embedded in a message body of the second email.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third party vendor is an online retail website.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third party vendor is a non-profit organization and the at least one item to be purchased is a donation to the non-profit organization.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the customer information includes a first name, last name and an email address.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by an application programming interface (API) dashboard, instructions to update the customer information.

8. A system for leveraging email to complete an online transaction from a third party vendor, the system comprising:

computer memory configured to store customer information, the customer information including a customer name, customer email address, customer shipping address, and customer billing information;

a receiving device, configured to receive an authorization request from an application programming interface associated with a third party vendor requesting access to a portion of the customer information;

the receiving device, further configured to receive confirmation from a customer to allow the third party vendor to access the portion of the customer information;

a transmitting device, configured to transmit an access code to the third party vendor;

the receiving device, further configured to receive a request message from the third party vendor, wherein the request message comprises the access code, and the request message comprises a request for an authorization token;

a processor of the receiving device, configured to confirm the received access code; and

the transmitting device, further configured to transmit an authorization token corresponding to the request for an authorization token to the third party vendor.

9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising transmitting, by the transmitting device, a request to process a purchase from the customer, wherein the request includes the authorization token.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the token is an encrypted string and is embedded in a message body of the second email.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the third party vendor is an online retail website.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the third party vendor is a non-profit organization and the at least one item to be purchased is a donation to the non-profit organization.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the portion of the customer information includes a first name, last name and an email address.

14. The system of claim 8 , further comprising an application programming interface (API) dashboard configured to receive instructions to update the customer information.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a method for leveraging email to complete an online transaction from a third party vendor, the method comprising:

storing customer information in a computer memory, the customer information including a customer name, customer email address, customer shipping address, and customer billing information;

receiving an authorization request from an application programming interface associated with a third party vendor requesting access to a portion of the customer information;

receiving confirmation, via a receiving device, from a customer to allow the third party vendor to access the portion of the customer information;

transmitting, by a transmitting device, an access code to the third party vendor;

receiving, via the receiving device, a request message from the third party vendor, wherein the request message comprises the access code, and the request message comprises a request for an authorization token;

confirming, by a processor of the receiving device, the received access code; and

transmitting, by the transmitting device, an authorization token corresponding to the request for an authorization token to the third party vendor.