A collection of best practices and design standards for web and internal APIs. In API Design Patterns you will learn:
- Guiding principles for API patterns
- Fundamentals of resource layout and naming
- Handling data types for any programming language
- Standard methods that ensure predictability
- Field masks for targeted partial updates
- Authentication and validation methods for secure APIs
- Collective operations for moving, managing, and deleting data
- Advanced patterns for special interactions and data transformations
API Design Patterns reveals best practices for building stable, user-friendly APIs. These design patterns can be applied to solve common API problems and flexibly altered to fit your specific needs. Hands-on examples and relevant use-cases illustrate patterns for API fundamentals, advanced functionalities, and even uncommon scenarios.
