api-design-principles
CommunityDesign intuitive, scalable APIs that developers love.
Authorcamoneart
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
Designing robust, scalable, and developer-friendly APIs (REST or GraphQL) is challenging and critical for successful software. This Skill provides a comprehensive guide to proven design principles and patterns, ensuring your APIs are maintainable and delightful to use.
Core Features & Use Cases
- RESTful Design Patterns: Covers resource collection, pagination, error handling, and HATEOAS.
- GraphQL Design Patterns: Guides on schema design, resolver implementation, and N+1 problem prevention with DataLoader.
- Best Practices & Pitfalls: Highlights common mistakes and provides strategies for versioning, authentication, and performance.
- Use Case: When starting a new microservice, this Skill helps you decide between REST and GraphQL, then guides you through designing endpoints, defining schemas, and implementing robust error handling.
Quick Start
Example: Design a REST API endpoint for user management
"I need to design a REST API for managing users. Show me the best practices for endpoints, pagination, and error handling."
Claude will provide examples and code snippets for /api/users endpoints, including status codes and error formats.
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