Designing RESTful APIs
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Description
This course provides a comprehensive guide on planning and modeling APIs, a crucial skill for any developer creating websites. It introduces the six REST design constraints that guide architecture and offers advice on identifying system users and their activities. The course emphasizes the importance of validating your design before building it and explores the necessary HTTP concepts and REST constraints. It concludes with a discussion on common API design patterns, making it a valuable resource for developers looking to enhance their API design skills.
Learning Objectives
- Approaches to adding an API.
- Modeling tips for APIs.
- Identifying activities for API design.
- Creating and grouping API methods.
- Validating your API design.
- Understanding HTTP headers and response codes.
- Addressing common design challenges.
- Best practices for versioning.
- Approaches to hypermedia and documentation.