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

How can domain-driven design benefit APIs?

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, designing APIs that are both effective and user-friendly is paramount. DDD offers a strategic approach to API development that aligns closely with business goals and user needs. By focusing on the core business domain and the relationships within it, DDD ensures that APIs are intuitive, maintainable, and capable of supporting complex business workflows.

In this section, we will explore the numerous benefits of applying DDD principles to API design. We will delve into how DDD enables the creation of experience-based APIs, helps avoid accidental complexity, and enhances API security. Through practical examples and detailed explanations, we aim to illustrate how DDD can transform your API development process and ultimately deliver better value to your users.

Enabling experience-based APIs

DDD enhances both domain APIs and experience-based APIs, each serving distinct but...

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

Table of Contents (20) Chapters

How can domain-driven design benefit APIs?

Enabling experience-based APIs

Authors (2)

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