REST API and Beyond

REST API and Beyond

Architecture, Programming, Ideas and Thoughts about microservices, APIs, cloud technologies and more.

RESTFul API Versioning Insights

RESTFul API Versioning Insights

When it comes to API versioning there are so many best practices and insights but there is still not a rock solid best practice. In order to understand the Restful API versioning we first need to understand the problem. The Versioning Problem One shall not break your clients Changing your »
REST API vs SOAP Web Services Management

REST API vs SOAP Web Services Management

Back in the day Web Services were the de facto standard for accessing "systems of record". SOAP web services popularity grew because of an option to share data, access from any system and security options. This type of architecture grew out to be synonymous with enterprise architecture. More »
Restful API Documentation SUCCESS Strategy

Restful API Documentation SUCCESS Strategy

When defining an overall API documentation strategy, it means that this strategy should unify your API design and documentation, causing them to work together to produce a better developer experience. The most important thing to remember that most of the users / readers of your restful API are developers or at »

API Documentation "Almost" Done Right

I’ve integrated with, and also built, not a small number of APIs in my years, working on different web services, defining restful API's and more... Over the course of integrating with and researching a bunch of APIs, I’ve looked at the documentation of the APIs I »
Why API Testing is Important in Your Development Process

Why API Testing is Important in Your Development Process

One of the most common ways to see companies benefiting from API monitoring is in production — making sure those live API endpoints are up, fast and returning the data that’s expected (for this, you can use any of these tools). By monitoring production endpoints, you’re in the loop »

Webhooks role in the API World

What is a webhook? The main advantage of the webhooks pattern is that your application doesn’t have to make periodic calls to APIs while it’s waiting for changes. Instead, APIs will call your application on a specific endpoint informing that something interesting has happened. What’s missing is »
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REST APIs in the Spotlight - February 2016

Here are some of the most interesting articles about Restful APIs that I encountered this month - February 2016: Subway Map From Restlet It made me happy to see the folks over at Restlet playing with the same concept (we didn't coordinate on it honestly), to help articulate »
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