01/11/2025
API - Application Programming Interface
๐ญ. ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฃ๐๐
โข REST for simplicity.
โข GraphQL when clients need flexible queries.
โข WebSocket for real-time. gRPC for microservice speed.
Pick REST first. Master one before touching others.
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โข POST creates it.
โข GET reads data.
โข DELETE removes it.
โข PATCH updates parts.
โข PUT updates everything.
Five methods run 90% of the internet.
๐ฏ. ๐๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โข API Keys for simple projects.
โข OAuth 2.0 for third-party login.
โข JWT tokens for stateless auth.
โข Bearer tokens for secure APIs.
No auth means no production deployment.
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โข SSL/TLS encrypts data.
โข Rate limiting stops abuse.
โข Input validation blocks injections.
โข CSRF protection prevents forgery.
โข Security headers harden responses.
One breach costs more than implementing all five.
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โข Load testing proves scale.
โข Unit tests catch logic bugs.
โข Security testing finds holes.
โข Postman makes this dead simple.
โข Integration tests verify connections.
๐ฒ. ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โข AsyncAPI for event-driven APIs.
โข Undocumented APIs die unused.
โข RAML for design-first approaches.
โข Postman Collections for team sharing.
โข OpenAPI (Swagger) for interactive docs.
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โข Caching speeds everything up.
โข Stateless requests scale infinitely.
โข Resource-based URLs stay clean.
โข Pagination handles large datasets.
โข Versioning prevents breaking changes.
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