DESCRIPTION
Technology is moving towards modern digital systems with business functionality exposed by integrating multiple best-of-breed software systems. In today's interconnected digital landscape, application programming interfaces (APIs) are the backbone of enterprise applications, enabling seamless data exchange and service integration.
This book takes you through the entire API lifecycle, starting with the evolution of APIs and moving beyond traditional REST to modern architectures like GraphQL and gRPC. You will learn the core principles of API design, including best practices, security protocols, and open standard adoption like OpenAPI. You will also gain practical skills in API development, testing, and documentation, focusing on enhancing developer experience and ensuring scalability. Crucial aspects of API governance, real-time API implementation, and API gateways are thoroughly covered. Finally, the book explores emerging trends, including generative AI APIs, vision, natural language processing (NLP), speech, and large language models (LLMs), preparing you for the future of API integration.
By the end of this book, you will gain the expertise to confidently build and manage APIs for enterprise applications, becoming a proficient architect in the dynamic world of digital integration, ready to leverage APIs as a powerful strategic asset.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
● Understanding different API architectures like REST, gRPC, and WebSockets.
● Practical approach to API development with an emphasis on open standards.
● Explore advanced topics like real-time, asynchronous, and generative AI APIs.
● Implement rigorous API testing strategies to ensure reliability and security.
● Enhance the developer experience with effective documentation and interactive API explorers.
● Best practices to create enterprise-grade high-performance APIs.
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
This book is for developers, architects, and technical leads, who want to design and develop robust, scalable, and secure APIs for their web applications. It assumes a basic understanding of HTTP, JSON, and JavaScript.
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