The 4 Biggest API Challenges (and How To Beat Them)
tl;dr: APIs are the backbone of modern applications, but security vulnerabilities, latency issues, integration complexities, and compliance risks can turn them into a nightmare. From preventing data breaches to optimizing performance and ensuring seamless scalability, tackling these challenges requires the right strategies. This article dives deep into the most common API pitfalls and provides technical solutions engineers can apply today. Read the full breakdown to strengthen your API architecture and build more resilient systems.featured in #602
How To (And How Not To) Design REST APIs
- Jeff Schnitzer tl;dr: "In my career, I have consumed hundreds of REST APIs and produced dozens. Since I often see the same mistakes repeated in API design, I thought it might be nice to write down a set of best practices. And poke fun at a couple widely-used APIs. Much of this may be "duh", but there might be a few rules you haven't considered yet."featured in #588
How To (And How Not To) Design REST APIs
- Jeff Schnitzer tl;dr: "In my career, I have consumed hundreds of REST APIs and produced dozens. Since I often see the same mistakes repeated in API design, I thought it might be nice to write down a set of best practices. And poke fun at a couple widely-used APIs. Much of this may be "duh", but there might be a few rules you haven't considered yet."featured in #587
Everything You Need to Know About OpenAPI
tl;dr: API design is important, yet it is only useful if it's well-documented and consistently represented across every API surface area (docs, SDKs, etc.). OpenAPI gives you greater visibility into your API, enabling you to unify all aspects of errors, responses, and parameters, ensuring consistency. This open-source documentation project will help you understand the OpenAPI Specification.featured in #556
The First Autogenerated SDK With gRPC And REST From Fern
tl;dr: This article explores how Pinecone used Fern's SDK generator to create its C# SDK with both gRPC and REST support - the first of its kind! Learn more about the benefits of using Fern to automate SDK creation and maintenance across multiple API languages.featured in #556
Everything You Need to Know About OpenAPI
tl;dr: API design is important, yet it is only useful if it's well-documented and consistently represented across every API surface area (docs, SDKs, etc.). OpenAPI gives you greater visibility into your API, enabling you to unify all aspects of errors, responses, and parameters, ensuring consistency. This open-source documentation project will help you understand the OpenAPI Specification.featured in #554
Everything You Need to Know About OpenAPI
tl;dr: API design is important, yet it is only useful if it's well-documented and consistently represented across every API surface area (docs, SDKs, etc.). OpenAPI gives you greater visibility into your API, enabling you to unify all aspects of errors, responses, and parameters, ensuring consistency. This open-source documentation project will help you understand the OpenAPI Specification.featured in #550
Everything You Need to Know About OpenAPI
tl;dr: API design is important, yet it is only useful if it's well-documented and consistently represented across every API surface area (docs, SDKs, etc.). OpenAPI gives you greater visibility into your API, enabling you to unify all aspects of errors, responses, and parameters, ensuring consistency. This open-source documentation project will help you understand the OpenAPI Specification.featured in #541
Everything You Need to Know About OpenAPI
tl;dr: API design is important, yet it is only useful if it's well-documented and consistently represented across every API surface area (docs, SDKs, etc.). OpenAPI gives you greater visibility into your API, enabling you to unify all aspects of errors, responses, and parameters, ensuring consistency. This open-source documentation project will help you understand the OpenAPI Specification.featured in #537
How To (And How Not To) Design REST APIs
- Jeff Schnitzer tl;dr: "In my career, I have consumed hundreds of REST APIs and produced dozens. Since I often see the same mistakes repeated in API design, I thought it might be nice to write down a set of best practices. And poke fun at a couple widely-used APIs. Much of this may be "duh", but there might be a few rules you haven't considered yet."featured in #537