API Design Principles & Contracts — Roadmap Step & Resources
Designing stable, well-documented contracts between services and consumers
- Level: advanced
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: System Architecture
Interview questions
- What makes an API contract 'stable' from a consumer's perspective?
Study resources
- REST API Design Best Practices (Article) — freeCodeCamp's widely-shared guide to designing stable, well-documented API contracts.
- API Design Best Practices Explained (Video) — A widely-watched conceptual explanation of what makes an API contract well-designed.
Part of
- Integration & API Architecture — section
- System Architecture roadmap — the full learning path