[rec.] How to (and how not to) design REST APIs

by Marek Bryling
Category: work , Tags: tech , system-design , it , api , knowledge , recommendation , Series: #2 of the Recommendation
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In my career, I have consumed hundreds of REST APIs and produced dozens. Since I often see the same mistakes repeated in API design, I thought it might be nice to write down a set of best practices. And poke fun at a couple widely-used APIs. Much of this may be "duh", but there might be a few rules you haven't considered yet. In no particular order...
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