API Design Jul 1, 2026 5 min read
API Pagination Metadata Best Practices
Learn how to design pagination metadata for REST APIs, including pageInfo, cursors, hasNextPage, limits, totals, links, sorting, and compatibility.
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15 articles in this category. Use this page as a focused path through related backend concepts.
API Design Jul 1, 2026 5 min read
JSON Schema vs OpenAPI Schema
Compare JSON Schema and OpenAPI Schema for backend API contracts, including validation, documentation, examples, tooling, and compatibility.
API Design Jul 1, 2026 6 min read
REST API Design Checklist
Use this REST API design checklist to review resources, methods, status codes, errors, pagination, idempotency, versioning, auth, and OpenAPI docs.
API Design Jun 30, 2026 4 min read
OpenAPI Explained for Backend Developers
Learn how OpenAPI describes REST APIs, including paths, operations, schemas, examples, auth, versioning, code generation, and contract review.
API Design Jun 30, 2026 4 min read
PUT vs PATCH in REST APIs
Compare PUT and PATCH in REST APIs, including replacement vs partial updates, idempotency, validation, status codes, and backend implementation choices.
API Design Jun 30, 2026 5 min read
Webhook Signature Verification Explained
Learn how webhook signature verification works, including HMAC headers, raw request bodies, timestamps, replay protection, secret rotation, and safe failures.
API Design Jun 29, 2026 4 min read
API Gateway Explained
Learn what an API gateway does in backend architecture, including routing, authentication, rate limiting, observability, and tradeoffs.
API Design Jun 29, 2026 4 min read
REST API Error Handling Best Practices
Learn practical REST API error handling patterns, including status codes, stable error codes, field errors, request IDs, and safe messages.
API Design Jun 29, 2026 4 min read
Webhooks Explained
Learn how webhooks work in backend systems, including event delivery, signatures, retries, idempotency, and common design mistakes.
API Design Jun 28, 2026 4 min read
API Versioning Explained
Learn practical API versioning strategies, including URL versions, header versions, backward compatibility, deprecation, and migration plans.
API Design Jun 28, 2026 5 min read
Rate Limiting in APIs Explained
Learn how API rate limiting works, including fixed windows, sliding windows, token buckets, 429 responses, headers, and backend tradeoffs.
API Design Apr 5, 2026 5 min read
Pagination Strategies for REST APIs
Compare offset, cursor, and keyset pagination for REST APIs, including tradeoffs, response shapes, sorting, and backend performance.
API Design Mar 29, 2026 6 min read
Idempotency in APIs Explained
Learn what idempotency means in API design, why retries create duplicate actions, and how idempotency keys protect backend workflows.
API Design Mar 22, 2026 5 min read
REST API Status Codes Explained
Understand the HTTP status codes backend developers use most often in REST APIs, including 200, 201, 400, 401, 404, 409, and 500.
API Design Jan 21, 2026 5 min read
REST vs RPC: How to Choose an API Style
Compare REST and RPC API styles through resources, actions, payload design, caching, versioning, and backend team workflows.