API Design
REST, pagination, versioning, rate limiting
- 01 REST Fundamentals Understand RESTful principles, HTTP methods, status codes, and resource naming conventions that form the backbone of modern APIs. beginner 14 min →
- 02 API Authentication Secure your APIs with API keys, OAuth 2.0, JWT tokens, and session-based auth — understand when to use each approach. beginner 12 min →
- 03 Request & Response Design Design clean request and response structures with proper headers, content negotiation, error formats, and envelope patterns. intermediate 15 min →
- 04 Pagination & Filtering Implement cursor and offset pagination, filtering, sorting, and field selection to handle large datasets efficiently. intermediate 12 min →
- 05 Versioning & Evolution Evolve your API without breaking existing clients — URL versioning, header versioning, backward compatibility, and deprecation strategies. intermediate 10 min →
- 06 GraphQL Query exactly the data you need with GraphQL — schemas, queries, mutations, subscriptions, and solving the N+1 problem. intermediate 15 min →
- 07 gRPC & Protocol Buffers Build high-performance APIs with gRPC — Protocol Buffers, service definitions, streaming, and when to choose gRPC over REST. advanced 14 min →
- 08 Rate Limiting & Throttling Protect your APIs from abuse with token bucket, sliding window, distributed rate limiting, and retry-after patterns. advanced 12 min →