API Design Best Practices Course Index — Dataplexa

API Design Best Practices

API Design Best Practices
Course Index

28 Lessons · 3 Sections

Master API design best practices — REST, GraphQL, gRPC & WebSocket APIs used by Stripe, Twilio & GitHub. Covers resource naming, versioning, authentication, rate limiting, OpenAPI & SDK design. Includes 4 production deliverables: REST API, GraphQL API, API documentation & developer SDK.

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28Lessons

3Sections

4Projects

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Section 1REST, GraphQL, gRPC & Core DesignLessons 1–10

API Design Principles: Predictability & Usability

REST: Resources, Methods & URL Structure

HTTP Status Codes & Error Responses

REST Naming Conventions & HATEOAS

GraphQL: Schema, Queries & Mutations

GraphQL: Resolvers, DataLoader & N+1 Problem

gRPC: Protocol Buffers & Streaming

REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC: Choosing in 2026

API Versioning Strategies

Pagination: Cursor, Offset & Keyset

Section 2Security, Gateways, Docs & AdvancedLessons 11–22

Authentication: API Keys, JWT & OAuth 2.0

Rate Limiting & Throttling

Idempotency & Safe Operations

API Security: OWASP API Top 10

OpenAPI 3.x & Swagger: Contract-First Design

API Gateways: Kong, AWS API Gateway & Zuplo

Webhooks Design

API Caching Strategies

Breaking Changes & Backward Compatibility

tRPC & Type-Safe APIs

API Documentation & Developer Experience

API Design for AI Agents & MCP 2026

Section 3Contract Testing, Lifecycle & ProjectsLessons 23–28

Contract Testing with Pact

API Lifecycle: Design to Deprecation

Design & Document a REST API with OpenAPI

Build a GraphQL API

Build a gRPC Service

Set Up an API Gateway with Rate Limiting & Auth

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