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Building MOC-Compliant Event APIs for Saudi Arabia: QR, WhatsApp & Real-Time Analytics

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A developer shares code patterns for building event platforms compliant with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Commerce rules, including Arabic-first UI, local data hosting, and VAT breakdowns. WhatsApp integration achieved 93% open rates and 40% fewer no-shows. Redis Streams and server-sent events handled 200K+ concurrent users at Riyadh Season venues.

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Practical guide for developers targeting Saudi's booming event market, but the reliance on Meta's WhatsApp API and AWS me-central-1 may raise data sovereignty questions.
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