An API is the part of a software program that is accessible to other programs. It is the external area of a software component. For this reason, you might see a reference to the API surface area ...

Let's start with a simple example. We'll need an existing REST API to work with. Browsing around on the Internet, I come across a REST API called Cat Facts. This API returns various facts about our ...

A REST API must not define fixed resource names or hierarchies (an obvious coupling of client and server). Servers must have the freedom to control their own namespace.

Don't build your RESTful API as if you are a contestant on the Wheel of Fortune, spinning for a chance to select a letter but pay $500 for a vowel. An important REST API naming convention best ...

Working to make sure your API adheres to standards relating to compatibility, security and simplicity is all part of this process. API-first means first, APIs.

This is the second in a two-part series. Part I explored how and why complexity is a permanent feature of enterprises and their API ecosystems. Part II dives into best practices for getting the ...

One of the popular ways to refactor a monolithic REST API is to use an API gateway for microservices.. In a monolithic REST API, all resources are housed within the same application domain.In practice ...

Application Programming Interfaces are an integral part of the emerging digital space. Without them, benefiting from many of today’s habitual financial services would be at least difficult if ...