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Why APIs, service discovery, and registry are crucial for your microservices architecture
Learn why APIs, service discovery, and registry are essential for your microservices architecture. Increase flexibility, scalability, and fault tolerance.
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Best practices for maintaining consistent API performance over time
Learn how to ensure consistent API performance over time with our best practices guide. Discover the importance of designing for performance, testing and monitoring, optimizing API calls, and more. Improve reliability and performance for your users with these essential tips.
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The importance of API versioning and best practices for microservices
Learn the importance of API versioning in microservices architecture and how to implement it effectively with our best practices guide. Discover how to manage APIs, document them using OpenAPI or Swagger, optimize performance, and ensure seamless integration across your system.
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Using error codes to improve API user experience: best practices and advanced techniques
Learn how error codes can enhance API user experience. Best practices and advanced techniques for improving troubleshooting. Common error codes explained.
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Using query parameters and headers in REST API design
Learn benefits, examples & considerations of using query parameters & headers in REST API design. Improve functionality, security & performance.
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API versioning: URL vs Header vs Media Type versioning
Discover API versioning with URL, header, and media type approaches. Learn pros and cons, best practices, and choose the right strategy for your API needs.
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Managing API changes and breaking changes in versioned APIs
This blog explores the best practices for managing API changes and breaking changes in versioned APIs. It covers the different types of versioning, the importance of updating APIs over time, the risks and benefits of making breaking changes, and a checklist of best practices for managing API changes. Real-world examples from companies like Amazon Web Services, Stripe, Google Cloud Platform, and Twilio illustrate these best practices in action.
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Mastering API data retrieval: a comprehensive guide to filtering and sorting
This blog provides a comprehensive guide to filtering and sorting in APIs. It covers the types of filters commonly used in APIs, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid. By the end of the guide, developers will have a thorough understanding of how to efficiently retrieve specific data from an API, streamline API data retrieval, and improve their software integration processes.
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The importance of continuous API testing and how to build a strategy that works
Create & maintain effective API testing strategy for quality & functionality. Learn tips for automation. #APITesting #QualityAssurance
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APIs under attack: how to prepare for and respond to breaches
Learn how to secure your APIs from attacks with technical controls, incident response and disaster recovery plans. Don't wait until it's too late.
