API Development

API Development

Learning Path — 18 articles

1 REST API Design: Best Practices and Conventions Learn REST API design best practices covering resource naming, HTTP methods, status codes, error handling, pagination, … 8 min Start Here 2 GraphQL Beginner's Guide: Queries, Mutations, Schemas Learn GraphQL from scratch. Covers queries, mutations, resolvers, schema design, Apollo Server, and when GraphQL suits … 9 min Start Here 3 API Authentication: JWT, OAuth2, and API Keys Learn API authentication methods — JWT, OAuth2, API keys, session auth, and choosing the right approach for your API … 8 min Start Here 4 API Documentation: Swagger, OpenAPI, and Postman Learn API documentation with OpenAPI, Swagger UI, Postman collections, and writing great developer docs. 10 min 5 API Testing: Strategies and Tools Learn API testing strategies — unit tests, integration tests, contract testing, load testing, and tools for each … 8 min 6 gRPC: A Complete Guide to Modern RPC Learn gRPC for high-performance APIs. Covers protocol buffers, streaming, interceptors, error handling, production … 8 min 7 API Versioning: Strategies for Backward Compatibility Learn API versioning strategies — URI versioning, header versioning, query parameters, and maintaining backward … 9 min 8 API Rate Limiting: Protecting APIs from Abuse Learn API rate limiting strategies — token bucket, leaky bucket, fixed window, sliding window, and how to implement rate … 10 min 9 REST vs GraphQL: Which API Style to Choose Compare REST and GraphQL APIs. Trade-offs in performance, flexibility, tooling, caching, and choosing the right approach … 9 min 10 Async API Patterns: WebSockets, Webhooks, and SSE Learn async API patterns — WebSockets, webhooks, SSE, message queues, and building real-time event-driven APIs. 9 min 11 API Security Best Practices for Production Systems Learn API security best practices — authentication, authorization, input validation, rate limiting, CORS, and protecting … 9 min 12 API Gateways: Managing Microservices at Scale Learn API gateway patterns — Kong, NGINX, AWS API Gateway, routing, load balancing, authentication, rate limiting, and … 9 min 13 API Monitoring: Tools and Strategies for Reliability Monitoring, alerting, and uptime strategies for APIs — synthetic checks, real user monitoring, distributed tracing, key … 9 min 14 API-First Development: Design Before Code Design-first workflow for APIs — spec-driven development with OpenAPI, code generation, and contract testing. 10 min 15 HATEOAS: Hypermedia-Driven REST APIs Discoverability, links, Richardson Maturity Model — building REST APIs with hypermedia as the engine of application … 8 min 16 API Caching: Redis, CDN, and Response Caching Caching layers, invalidation, ETags, cache stampede prevention, Redis patterns, and CDN strategies for optimizing API … 8 min Advanced 17 REST API Versioning: Strategies for Backward-Compatible APIs Learn REST API versioning strategies — URL path, header, query parameter, and content negotiation. Trade-offs, best … 8 min Advanced 18 GraphQL Subscriptions: Real-Time Data with WebSockets Learn GraphQL subscriptions for real-time data — WebSocket transport, subscription resolvers, event filtering, Redis … 8 min Advanced