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API Design Patterns: Crafting Secure and Scalable APIs

Crafting Secure and Scalable APIs

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About This Book

API Design Patterns: Crafting Secure and Scalable APIs

APIs are the backbone of modern software architecture, enabling seamless communication between applications, services, and devices. However, designing robust, secure, and scalable APIs requires a deep understanding of the right patterns, protocols, and best practices.

API Design Patterns: Crafting Secure and Scalable APIs is a comprehensive guide for architects, developers, and engineering leaders looking to master API development. This book explores essential API design patterns, covering REST, GraphQL, gRPC, OData, and other emerging paradigms. It delves into security best practices, API gateways, authentication mechanisms, and observability strategies to ensure high performance and reliability.

Whether you’re designing APIs for microservices, cloud-native applications, or enterprise-scale platforms, this book provides the practical insights needed to build APIs that are secure, efficient, and future-proof.

What You’ll Learn:

  • ✅ Core API design principles and best practices
  • ✅ A deep dive into REST, GraphQL, gRPC, OData, and more
  • ✅ Security strategies including OAuth, JWT, rate limiting, and API gateways
  • ✅ API versioning, documentation, and lifecycle management
  • ✅ Observability, logging, and performance monitoring for APIs
  • ✅ Real-world case studies and industry best practices

If you’re an API architect, developer, or tech leader looking to build resilient and scalable APIs, this book is your essential guide to mastering API design patterns.