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Book synopsis

APIs are products. Poorly designed ones fail quietly-and expensively.

APIs sit at the center of modern software systems, yet many are built without clear design principles, long-term thinking, or developer experience in mind. This book provides a practical, pattern-driven approach to designing APIs that are robust, scalable, and easy to use.

API Design Patterns focuses on real-world tradeoffs, consistency, and evolution-helping you design interfaces that survive growth, change, and heavy usage.

What You'll Learn in This Book

• Core principles of effective API design

• Common API design patterns and when to apply them

• Designing stable, predictable request and response models

• Versioning strategies that avoid breaking clients

• Error handling patterns that improve developer experience

• Authentication, authorization, and security considerations

• Designing APIs for scale, performance, and long-term maintenance

This book emphasizes clarity and durability, not trends or framework-specific advice.

Who This Book Is For

This guide is ideal for:

• Backend and full-stack developers

• Software architects and technical leads

• Engineers designing public or internal APIs

• Teams building platform or integration layers

• Developers responsible for long-lived web services

Basic experience with web APIs is recommended.

Why API Design Patterns Matter

Bad APIs create hidden costs:

• Fragile integrations

• Frequent breaking changes

• Confusing documentation

• High support overhead

Well-designed APIs:

• Scale with teams and usage

• Reduce coordination costs

• Enable faster development

• Improve adoption and trust

This book teaches you how to design APIs intentionally, not accidentally.

Book details

• Full title: API Design Patterns
• Subtitle: Building Robust, Scalable, and Developer-Friendly Web Services
• Author: MIGUEL FARMER
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 390
• EAN: 9798244372571
• ID: 50947990
• Publisher: Independently published
• Weight: 522 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. January 2026

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