The Design of Web APIs 2nd Ed (Manning)
Wednesday, 23 July 2025

This book provides guidance on creating web APIs that are flexible, secure, and easily integrated. It shows how to streamline and standardize API design decisions with rationale and automation, and provides insights on how to apply the concepts to other API styles such as gRPC.In this new edition Arnaud Lauret covers the latest updates to the OpenAPI standard.

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Author: Arnaud Lauret
Publisher: Manning
Date: July 2025
Pages: 536
ISBN: 978-1633438149
Print: 1633438147
Kindle: B0FCKL6462
Audience: Developers wanting to write APIs
Level: Intermediate
Category: Web Development

Topics covered:

  • Analyze requirements to identify API capabilities for versatile, reusable designs
  • Create HTTP-based REST APIs with CRUD, batch/bulk, or long operations
  • Design interoperable, user-friendly APIs with seamless operations and data flow
  • Ensure secure, efficient APIs while overcoming limitations and constraints
  • Modify APIs without breaking compatibility, evaluating consequences carefully
  • Future-proof your APIs and choose effective versioning strategies
  • Document REST APIs using OpenAPI and JSON Schema for seamless implementation
  • Streamline and standardize API design decisions with rationale and automation

 

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