Introduction This article will take you through how to design a web-based RESTful API with the OpenAPI Specification. Then, we'll have the option to take the file specification and use it to continue to design and collaborate on our API. Furthermore, this article is a sibling article of Best Practices and Principles for API Design. The two pair …
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API Design
What is API Design? API design is the process of constructing the blueprint for your API. You have the goals, objectives, and hopes for your API on sticky-notes, in emails, or in requirements. Now, you need to pull all that scattered information together into an informative representation of the result. Good API designs anticipate questions and …
Intro To API Testing With RapidAPI
Introduction Are you involved in the development of an application that uses APIs to access and control the flow of data? Do you run your integration tests manually? Do you run integration tests? You do have formal tests, right? This tutorial will introduce you to API testing with RapidAPI's new Testing suite of tools. You will learn …
How to build a REST API with Node.js (MongoDB & Express) – Part 2
In part one of this post, we covered the nuances of designing and building a REST API. We also covered the basic implementation of a demo REST API for the IPMon service with Node.js. In this post, we will enhance the IPMon implementation by adding a few more components to it. These additions will make it more robust for real-world …
How to Create a REST API using MongoDB
How to create a REST API using MongoDB In this article, we will create a MongoDB REST API. The data stored in the database will be proverbs. The sources will be from the book of that name as well as other well-known authors and thought leaders. The Proverbs API will pull a random proverb from the sources selected. There are six sources to …
How to Build a Java RESTful API with Spring Boot
In this tutorial, we explore how to design and implement a RESTful API using Java. After finishing, you should better understand the following topics: Restful API Design, implementing a REST API using Java, documenting that REST API using Swagger, and publishing your API on RapidAPI. Understanding this tutorial requires at least a …
Top 7 Best PHP API Frameworks for REST APIs
There are many PHP Frameworks, but not all are easy to learn. Also, not all PHP Frameworks enable easy REST API development. In this article, we will review the most popular PHP API Frameworks that are actively developed. Also, they are optimized for REST APIs or Microservices. Microservices and APIs work together to support complex systems. …
How to Create Your Own RESTful API (20+ Tutorials by Programming Language)
Creating your own RESTful API can be a great way to build a business around data you've collected or a service you've created, or it can just be a fun personal project that allows you to learn a new skill. Here’s a list of 20 tutorials on how to design your own REST API! This list has been sorted by the programming language used in the …
