API Design Patterns

Expert guidance for designing scalable, maintainable REST and GraphQL APIs with industry-standard patterns for versioning, pagination, error handling, authentication, and service contracts.

When to Use This Skill

• Designing new REST or GraphQL APIs from scratch
• Refactoring existing APIs for better scalability and consistency
• Defining service contracts for microservices architectures
• Implementing versioning strategies for API evolution
• Standardizing error handling and response formats across services
• Designing pagination for large datasets
• Implementing HATEOAS or hypermedia-driven APIs
• Creating API specifications (OpenAPI, GraphQL Schema)

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