Building APIs: Design, Documentation and Security
Building APIs: Design, Documentation and Security APIs are the roads that connect apps, services, and people. A good API design, clear documentation, and solid security work together to reduce friction and risk. This guide gives practical ideas you can apply today. Design Good design starts with clear resources and predictable behavior. Practical principles: Use nouns for resources (tasks, users) and pluralize lists. Be consistent: the same verbs, status codes, and error formats across endpoints. Plan versioning early and document it in the spec. Keep endpoints small and focused; avoid overfetching data. Define pagination, filtering, and sorting in a uniform way. Example endpoints for a simple task API: ...