APIs Developers Love to Use
Design APIs Developers Will Love to Build WithBy Lydia Sandoval
Length7h 53m
About this audiobook
API design best practices and clean API architecture. Build APIs that developers love. If you're a software engineer, architect, or technical lead looking to design clean, durable APIs, this book is your practical guide. Learn resource modeling, versioning, error handling, pagination, and the conventions that make integration painless. From beginner to pro, Lydia Sandoval delivers hands-on techniques for creating APIs that are intuitive, reliable, and scalable. Whether you're building RESTful services, managing microservices, or crafting developer-friendly endpoints, this book covers everything from initial design to production deployment. Avoid common pitfalls, adopt industry best practices, and ensure your APIs stand out for their clarity and robustness. By the end, you'll have the skills to design APIs that developers love to use, reducing friction and accelerating adoption. This isn't just theory—it's a practical, step-by-step approach with real-world examples and exercises. Perfect for backend developers, API designers, and anyone who wants to master the art of API creation. Don't settle for mediocre interfaces; learn how to create APIs that are a joy to work with. For more depth, compare with works by Sarah Dessen and Dr. Seuss—but for API design, this is your essential resource.
This hands-on Other guide is written to be used at the keyboard: every concept is paired with something you can run, adapt, and keep. You move from first principles to real, working results, with the common errors and fixes called out along the way so you are never stuck for long.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length7 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2APIs Developers Love to Use
3Preface
4Chapter 1 — What Makes an API Lovable
5Chapter 2 — Design Before Code – The API-First Mindset
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6Chapter 3 — Crafting Beautiful, Intuitive Endpoints
7Chapter 4 — Requests, Responses, and Status Codes Done Right
8Chapter 5 — Pagination, Filtering, Sorting, and Sparse Fieldsets
9Chapter 6 — Versioning, Backward Compatibility, and Not Breaking the Internet
10Chapter 7 — Authentication & Authorization – Secure Without Annoying
11Chapter 8 — HATEOAS and Discoverable APIs
12Chapter 9 — Performance, Caching, and Scale
13Chapter 10 — Rate Limiting, Quotas, and Developer Experience
14Chapter 11 — Documentation That Developers Actually Open (and Love)
15Chapter 12 — Testing APIs Like a Pro
16Chapter 13 — Observability – Logs, Metrics, Tracing
17Chapter 14 — Publishing, SDKs, and Developer Onboarding
18Chapter 15 — Evolving Your API Gracefully for Years
19Chapter 16 — Webhooks and Async APIs – Real-Time Updates
20Chapter 17 — Beyond REST: GraphQL, gRPC, and When to Use Them
21Chapter 18 — Launch and Beyond: Deploying, Monitoring, and Iterating
22About the Author
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