Overview

  • Introduction: Brief overview of the API's purpose.

  • Authentication: Details on how clients should authenticate requests.

  • Versioning: How different versions of the API are managed.

  • HTTP Methods: Clear guidelines on which HTTP method to use for which type of operation.

  • Endpoints: Explanation of resource naming conventions, path structures, etc.

  • Query Params: Usage of common query parameters like sorting, filtering, limiting, etc.

  • Request & Response Format: Standardizing request payloads and response structures.

  • Error Handling: How errors are communicated to the client.

  • Status Codes: Explanation of HTTP status codes used.

  • Database Relationship Types: Clarifying one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships and how they're handled.

  • Examples: Providing concrete examples of typical API requests and responses.

  • Additional Topics

  • πŸ‘©β€πŸ« Learning Resources


API Overview (with query params)

I originally wrote/designed this for a REST API Rails backend (Query Params section is not reflective of my actual query params, just examples)

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