Core Principles

  1. Resource Naming 📁

    • Use nouns for endpoints (e.g., /users instead of /get_users)
    • Follow RESTful API conventions
    Resource Naming

  2. Status Codes 📊

    • 200 for success ✅
    • 400 for client errors ❌
    • 500 for server issues ⚠️
    HTTP Status Codes

  3. Request Methods ⚙️

    • GET for retrieving data 📄
    • POST for creating resources 📦
    • PUT for updating data 🔄
    • DELETE for removing data 🗑️

Design Patterns

  • RESTful API 🌐

    • Stateless communication
    • Uniform interface
    RESTful API

  • GraphQL 📐

    • Flexible query syntax
    • Reduced over-fetching
    GraphQL

  • SOAP 🧾

    • XML-based protocol
    • Strict WSDL definitions

Tools & Resources

Curl Command

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