Internal vs External APIs
In our cloud era, the increase in mobile and the need of massive internal/external adoption of services, REST-based APIs have replaced SOAP Web services. REST »
Documentation Driven API Design
API Documentation Documentation doesn’t have to be as herculean a task as it is made to appear. This assumption has made documentation to be seen »
Top 5 REST API Security Guidelines
When developing REST API, one must pay attention to security aspects from the beginning. In this post I will review and explain top 5 security guidelines »
RESTful API Authentication Basics
Almost every REST API must have some sort of authentication. One of the most common headers is call Authorization. Wait a minute, we are talking about »
An API-First Development Approach
Regardless of the type of application you’re developing, chances are if you’re developing it for the cloud, then your ultimate goal is to have »
A Need For REST APIs and API Development Management
The History Of Web Services There is a long and rich history of using web services to communicate between applications and systems throughout the Internet. Even »
5 Basic REST API Design Guidelines
As soon as we start working on an API, design issues arise. Robust and strong design is a key factor for API success. A poorly designed »