1. Design with Clarity 🧠
- Use consistent endpoint naming (e.g.,
/users
instead of/usr
) - Follow RESTful principles for resource representation
2. Security First 🔒
- Always validate and sanitize input data
- Implement authentication (OAuth2, JWT) for sensitive endpoints
- Use HTTPS to encrypt data in transit
3. Performance Optimization ⚡
- Cache responses where appropriate
- Optimize database queries
4. Error Handling 🛠
- Return meaningful error messages (4xx/5xx status codes)
- Include detailed documentation for error scenarios
5. Versioning Strategy 📋
- Use version numbers in URLs (e.g.,
/api/v1/users
) - Maintain backward compatibility for existing clients
For more details on API fundamentals, visit en/api-docs/overview