Global Products

Designing APIs for Global Developer Communities APIs are built to be used by developers around the world. Good API design helps teams in different time zones, languages, and business hours. When you design for a global audience, you reduce friction and speed up adoption. The goal is to make your API feel local, even when it is hosted far away. Start with shared standards. Use UTC timestamps in responses and keep date handling predictable. Offer locale hints in the docs and in the response, such as a locale field. Document time zone rules and provide a simple way for clients to convert times into local views. ...

Internationalization and Localization for Global Apps Internationalization, or i18n, and localization, or l10n, are the backbone of global apps. i18n means designing the app so it can display any language and format. Localization is the actual adaptation to a locale—translated text, date and number formats, and culturally familiar content. For teams, start early, keep text separate from code, and use language files. In Hugo with the PaperMod theme, you can organize translations in i18n files and switch languages with a built-in feature. This upfront work saves time as the product grows. ...