RapidAPI Comic on API Design best practices

RapidAPI Comic on API Design best practices

API design best practices: RapidAPI Comic cover.

RapidAPI Comic on API Design best practices

The image shows a rocket on a mission to the moon with the request GET/rocks/lunar. Always use nouns for naming endpoint paths. Endpoints should be named after the entity they represent. The HTTP method(e.g., GET, POST, DELETE, etc.) is the verb that already indicates the action.

RapidAPI Comic on API Design best practices

Using an SSL/TLS connection to keep data encrypted is a simple security measure that can protect APIs from most basic attacks. The image shows the rocket traveling through space secured with SSL/TLS and being protected from a meteor storm.

RapidAPI Comic on API Design best practices

Always use JSON as it is the standard for data transferring. It is well supported, fast, and familiar. APIs should be able to accept and send JSON data payloads. The image shows the rocket on the moon sending data back to earth as JSON.

RapidAPI Comic on API Design best practices

Use pagination and filtering. Pagination makes data return in 'pages', reducing server resource usage and improving performance.

RapidAPI Comic on API Design best practices

Implement timeouts. Timeouts cause a request to fail after a specified amount of time. This means the client isn't left waiting on a request. This is useful in situations such as a network connection issue. The image shows a rocket failing its launch due to the issue of stormy weather.

RapidAPI Comic on API Design best practices

Always version your API. If you make any changes to your API that cause bugs in its functioning, you'll have the previous version available as a backup. The image shows the RapidAPI octopus building a brand new version of their previous rocket.