atelier-typescript-api-design

REST API error handling uses RFC 7807 problem details to format predictable error responses. This pattern ensures consistent status codes and clear error shapes across all endpoints, making API failures maintainable and easy to debug.

Cursor-based pagination provides a reliable method to handle large datasets in REST APIs. Unlike offset pagination, cursors maintain stable result sets across data changes by using pointers to the last fetched item, preventing duplicate or missing records.

REST API versioning uses versioned routes to manage endpoint changes without breaking existing clients. Resource naming follows framework-agnostic guidelines to ensure clear, consistent structure across projects and scalable services.

These REST API design patterns are framework-agnostic and apply across any TypeScript backend. They provide structural guidelines for endpoints, error formatting, and pagination without depending on specific libraries or platforms.

RFC 7807 problem details should be used whenever your REST API returns errors. This standard format provides predictable error responses with consistent status codes, allowing clients to programmatically parse and handle API failures.

Standard offset pagination breaks when underlying data changes between requests, causing duplicate or skipped records. Cursor-based pagination solves this by anchoring subsequent requests to a specific item rather than a numerical position.