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rest-api-design

Design REST API contracts with resource modeling, versioning, and security standards.

1|Updated May 26, 2026
Search Tags:#versioning#security#api design#openapi#backend#http#rest api
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npx skills add https://github.com/virajp/ai-plugins --skill rest-api-design-virajp
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Skill: rest-api-design
Source: https://github.com/virajp/ai-plugins/tree/main/plugins/vwf/skills/rest-api-design
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/virajp/ai-plugins --skill rest-api-design-virajp

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps teams avoid inconsistent, fragile API contracts by providing a comprehensive framework for designing REST APIs that are scalable, secure, and easy for clients to consume.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • API Contract Design: Guides resource modeling, HTTP method usage, URL structures, request and response formats, and OpenAPI documentation practices.
  • Production API Standards: Covers authentication, authorization, pagination, error handling, caching, rate limiting, observability, versioning, and backward compatibility.
  • Use Case: A backend team designing a new public API can use this Skill to define consistent endpoints, establish security requirements, and review the API before implementation.

Quick Start

Use the rest-api-design skill to review my new REST API endpoint design and suggest improvements for resources, errors, security, and compatibility.

Frequently Asked Questions about rest-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 modeling and HTTP methods?▼

Design REST APIs by applying consistent principles for resource modeling, HTTP method usage, URL structures, and request-response formats to ensure scalable, secure, and consumable backend contracts.

What is the best way to plan API versioning and backward compatibility for a public REST API?▼

Plan API versioning by defining backward compatibility rules and operational standards that prevent fragile contracts, ensuring clients can consume updates without breaking existing endpoint integrations.

How do I define authentication, pagination, and rate limiting standards for my backend API?▼

Define production API standards by establishing authentication, authorization, pagination, error handling, caching, and rate limiting strategies to create secure and observable REST API endpoints.

Can I use this to review an existing OpenAPI specification for security and operational gaps?▼

Review OpenAPI specifications by validating endpoint designs, security requirements, and operational practices against production-ready guidelines to identify gaps in resources, errors, and compatibility.

What should I include in REST API documentation to ensure scalable client integration?▼

Include OpenAPI documentation practices, validation rules, and observability practices in REST API documentation to satisfy requirements for scalable API contracts and reliable client integration.

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