RESTful Thinking

Representational State Transfer remains the dominant architectural style. Understanding resources, verbs, and status codes creates intuitive interfaces that developers enjoy consuming.

Versioning Strategy

APIs evolve. Breaking changes cause outages. URL versioning, header versioning, or query parameters - choose a strategy and document it clearly.

Error Handling

Standardized error responses enable robust clients. Include codes, messages, and documentation links. Clear errors accelerate integration significantly.