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

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18. Other Books You May Enjoy

19. Index

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This chapter discusses how to approach APIs with a product mindset, focusing on the value the API provides to its consumers. It focuses on treating APIs as products rather than mere technical components. It emphasizes the importance of designing APIs with business goals and developer experience in mind and creating delightful experiences for API consumers. It covers best practices for designing effective API monetization, API packaging, and an API portal. It provides insights into how these principles can lead to more robust, efficient, and user-friendly APIs.By the end of the chapter, you’ll know the building blocks of an API as a product strategy and understand its mindset and the related benefits. You’ll be able to design an effective API monetization and package your API. Finally, you’ll learn the role of the API portal and the API product owner.In this chapter, we are going to cover the...