api-design-patterns
API Design Patterns
Expert guidance for designing scalable, maintainable REST and GraphQL APIs with industry-standard patterns for versioning, pagination, error handling, authentication, and service contracts.
When to Use This Skill
- Designing new REST or GraphQL APIs from scratch
- Refactoring existing APIs for better scalability and consistency
- Defining service contracts for microservices architectures
- Implementing versioning strategies for API evolution
- Standardizing error handling and response formats across services
- Designing pagination for large datasets
- Implementing HATEOAS or hypermedia-driven APIs
- Creating API specifications (OpenAPI, GraphQL Schema)
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