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api-design

Design REST API structures with endpoint planning, pagination, filtering, and error handling.

Updated May 17, 2022
Search Tags:#versioning#error handling#api design#rate limiting#rest#endpoints#pagination
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/kanade0404/dotfiles --skill api-design-kanade0404
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Skill: api-design
Source: https://github.com/kanade0404/dotfiles/tree/main/.claude-plugin/skills/api-design
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/kanade0404/dotfiles --skill api-design-kanade0404

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you design clear, consistent REST APIs that are easier to build, review, and use in production.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Resource Design: Define clean, predictable endpoint structures and naming conventions for collections, nested resources, and actions.
  • API Behavior: Choose the right HTTP methods, status codes, pagination style, filtering approach, and error response format.
  • Production Readiness: Plan versioning, authentication boundaries, and rate limiting so the API scales safely and stays developer-friendly.
  • Use Case: Use it when reviewing a new API spec, standardizing an existing backend, or deciding how to expose search, list, and update operations.

Quick Start

Ask for a REST API design review for your endpoint list and include the resources, actions, pagination, filtering, error handling, versioning, and rate-limit requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions about api-design

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I design a REST API with consistent resource naming and pagination?▼

Designing a REST API requires predictable endpoint structures for collections and nested resources, selecting proper HTTP methods, and applying consistent pagination and filtering approaches to ensure clean contracts.

What is the best way to structure error responses and status codes in a REST API?▼

Structured error responses in a REST API use standardized HTTP status codes and consistent error formats, providing clear feedback for API consumers and simplifying debugging and integration processes.

How do I plan API versioning and rate limiting for production readiness?▼

Production-ready REST APIs implement versioning strategies to manage changes safely and configure rate limiting to control traffic, ensuring the backend scales efficiently while remaining developer-friendly.

Can I use this approach to review an existing backend API specification?▼

You can review existing backend API specifications by evaluating endpoint lists against resource naming conventions, pagination styles, error handling formats, and authentication boundaries to standardize the design.

When do I need to implement filtering and sorting in my REST API endpoints?▼

Filtering and sorting are needed when exposing list and search operations through REST endpoints, allowing clients to query large datasets efficiently without overwhelming the API or consuming unnecessary bandwidth.

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