API Design

Purpose: Design robust, maintainable, and user-friendly REST APIs. Focus: Resource naming, HTTP methods, status codes, versioning, documentation. Note: Language-agnostic patterns applicable to any tech stack.

When to Use This Skill

• Designing new REST API endpoints
• Implementing pagination, filtering, or sorting
• Adding rate limiting or CORS configuration
• Documenting APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger
• Designing webhook notification systems

Prerequisites