Abstract: A system and method for federated identity functionality for API integration can include creating an identity token associated with an application service; in association with the application service, configuring a linked service token of an external service; storing the linked service token in association with the identity token; invoking the application service which includes validating the identity token and performing an application programming interface (API) interaction with the external service using the linked service token.

Abstract: A system and method for a function-as-a-service platform that includes creating a set of distinct webservices within a webservice hosting platform, which involves receiving a webservice resource definition, processing the webservice resource definition, and instantiating a webservice of the webservice resource definition within the webservice hosting platform; and invoking a webservice instantiated in the webservice hosting platform for a client device, which involves: receiving a webservice function call request, executing the webservice function call request on a webservice instance, and responding to the webservice function call request with a result of the webservice.