You're reading from RESTful API Design Patterns and Best Practices Master REST API design with real-world patterns, lifecycle management, and OpenAPI practices

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835885284

Length 406 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

JavaScript

Tools

.NET

Concepts

REST API

Authors (2):

Andrzej Jarzyna

Samir Amzani

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. The Apprentice’s Study – Preparing for the Craft

2. The “Why” of API Development FREE CHAPTER

3. API as a Product: Designing APIs with a Product Mindset

4. Understanding Application and API Lifecycles

5. Applying Domain-Driven Design to APIs

6. The Wizard’s Grimoire – Mastering the Fundamentals of REST

7. Comparing and Choosing the Right API Style

8. REST Design Constraints and Maturity Models

9. Constructing an API Design Domain Model

10. Designing and Managing Effective API Contracts

11. The Archmage’s Circle – Forging and Evolving API Contracts

12. Understanding the OpenAPI Specification

13. OpenAPI as a Contract: Best Practices and Implementation

14. Using JSON Schema to Define Your Object Models

15. Don’t Hate Your Hypermedia: Creating APIs for Humans and AIs

16. API Change Management: Strategies for Versioning and Evolution

17. Unlock Your Book’s Exclusive Benefits

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18. Other Books You May Enjoy

19. Index

Technical requirements

To fully benefit from this chapter, readers should have the following technical background:

Knowledge of HTTP methods and status codes
Knowledge of JSON Schema
Familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD)
Basic knowledge of the OpenAPI Specification

Magic Items Store example

Throughout this chapter, we’ll continue using the Magic Items Store as a practical example to demonstrate how effective API modeling leads to better REST API design. As a fictional online retailer offering magical items — enchanted artifacts, spellbooks, and mystical potions — the Magic Items Store provides a straightforward yet rich domain for exploring key API design concepts.

We’ll focus on modeling APIs that align with business objectives and deliver a seamless experience for users. This chapter will guide you through defining resources, designing intuitive endpoints, and structuring data models — all rooted...