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REST API Design
A planned REST path for predictable resource APIs and safe client-server boundaries.
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Beginner
Lessons 1–10
01 REST API Design: Sketch resource and action boundaries
Topic: resource and action boundaries
Draw a small map of resource and action boundaries in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner4 minComing Soon02 REST API Design: Name the parts of HTTP methods and status codes
Topic: HTTP methods and status codes
Label the main pieces in HTTP methods and status codes in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner5 minComing Soon03 REST API Design: Trace an example of request schema validation
Topic: request schema validation
Follow one input through request schema validation in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner6 minComing Soon04 REST API Design: Compare choices for consistent error envelopes
Topic: consistent error envelopes
Write down one practical difference between consistent error envelopes in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner7 minComing Soon05 REST API Design: Find the boundary in pagination and filtering
Topic: pagination and filtering
Mark where pagination and filtering in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner8 minComing Soon06 REST API Design: Inspect an example of idempotency and retries
Topic: idempotency and retries
Annotate a minimal example of idempotency and retries in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner9 minComing Soon07 REST API Design: Connect authentication and authorization to a neighboring concept
Topic: authentication and authorization
Show how authentication and authorization in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner10 minComing Soon08 REST API Design: Spot a failure mode in versioning and compatibility
Topic: versioning and compatibility
Describe one likely failure for versioning and compatibility in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner3 minComing Soon09 REST API Design: Read an official example of OpenAPI contract checks
Topic: OpenAPI contract checks
Summarize an official example of OpenAPI contract checks in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner5 minComing Soon10 REST API Design: Choose a use case for rate limits and observability
Topic: rate limits and observability
Match one small use case to rate limits and observability in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Beginner6 minComing Soon
Intermediate
Lessons 11–20
11 REST API Design: Build an example with resource and action boundaries
Topic: resource and action boundaries
Create a small working example that uses resource and action boundaries in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate4 minComing Soon12 REST API Design: Compose HTTP methods and status codes with another component
Topic: HTTP methods and status codes
Combine HTTP methods and status codes in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate5 minComing Soon13 REST API Design: Configure request schema validation for a small case
Topic: request schema validation
Set up request schema validation in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate6 minComing Soon14 REST API Design: Validate inputs around consistent error envelopes
Topic: consistent error envelopes
Add a check around consistent error envelopes in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate7 minComing Soon15 REST API Design: Use pagination and filtering in a short workflow
Topic: pagination and filtering
Add pagination and filtering in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate8 minComing Soon16 REST API Design: Refactor idempotency and retries into a reusable unit
Topic: idempotency and retries
Extract idempotency and retries in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate9 minComing Soon17 REST API Design: Exercise authentication and authorization with sample data
Topic: authentication and authorization
Run sample data through authentication and authorization in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate10 minComing Soon18 REST API Design: Observe versioning and compatibility outputs
Topic: versioning and compatibility
Capture the result of versioning and compatibility in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate3 minComing Soon19 REST API Design: Recover from a OpenAPI contract checks failure
Topic: OpenAPI contract checks
Handle one expected failure from OpenAPI contract checks in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate5 minComing Soon20 REST API Design: Document rate limits and observability behavior
Topic: rate limits and observability
Write a short usage note for rate limits and observability in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Intermediate6 minComing Soon
Advanced
Lessons 21–30
21 REST API Design: Test a boundary around resource and action boundaries
Topic: resource and action boundaries
Add an edge-case test for resource and action boundaries in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced4 minComing Soon22 REST API Design: Harden HTTP methods and status codes
Topic: HTTP methods and status codes
Add the relevant access, safety, or validation control to HTTP methods and status codes in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced5 minComing Soon23 REST API Design: Measure request schema validation
Topic: request schema validation
Record a small baseline for request schema validation in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced6 minComing Soon24 REST API Design: Reduce cost in consistent error envelopes
Topic: consistent error envelopes
Change one measurable cost in consistent error envelopes in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced7 minComing Soon25 REST API Design: Diagnose a pagination and filtering failure
Topic: pagination and filtering
Use an observable signal to explain a failure in pagination and filtering in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced8 minComing Soon26 REST API Design: Make idempotency and retries repeatable
Topic: idempotency and retries
Show that rerunning idempotency and retries in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced9 minComing Soon27 REST API Design: Review trade-offs in authentication and authorization
Topic: authentication and authorization
Compare two documented approaches to authentication and authorization in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced10 minComing Soon28 REST API Design: Improve versioning and compatibility maintainability
Topic: versioning and compatibility
Refine versioning and compatibility in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced3 minComing Soon29 REST API Design: Verify OpenAPI contract checks end to end
Topic: OpenAPI contract checks
Check that a complete small flow using OpenAPI contract checks in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced5 minComing Soon30 REST API Design: Audit rate limits and observability against its source docs
Topic: rate limits and observability
Check the implementation of rate limits and observability in the context of HTTP resource contracts, validation, error handling, and reliability; save a short example or check that demonstrates the result.
Advanced6 minComing Soon
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