Web API Design eBook

Web API Design

Crafting Interfaces that Developers Love

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What's Inside?

Application developers are the customers of a Web API. Success is measured by how quickly app developers enjoy success using your API in their applications. And rapid adoption of a Web API is all about design. This e-book will help you make design choices from the application developer’s point of view so that the benefits of proven design principles and best practices will make your initiative a success.

Affordance - the key design principle
Start with errors
Versioning is essential
Pagination and partial response
Tips for search
Authentication
Chatty APIs
Complement with an SDK
The API Facade Pattern

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