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API Management

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Security & Compliance

Intimidated by OAuth? Here’s why you shouldn’t be

According to the OAuth website, 'OAuth is the industry-standard protocol for authorization', which focuses on simplicity while providing specific authorization flows for web applications.
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API Management

The importance of continuous API testing and how to build a strategy that works

Create & maintain effective API testing strategy for quality & functionality. Learn tips for automation. #APITesting #QualityAssurance
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API Management

The importance of API versioning and best practices for microservices

Learn the importance of API versioning in microservices architecture and how to implement it effectively with our best practices guide. Discover how to manage APIs, document them using OpenAPI or Swagger, optimize performance, and ensure seamless integration across your system.
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API Management

Optimizing REST API Performance with query parameters for data filtering

Learn how to implement filtering by query parameters in your REST API to improve user experience, performance, and scalability. This blog covers the basics of query parameters, different types of filters, best practices for designing and optimizing filters, and tips for handling errors. Whether you're building a new REST API or improving an existing one, filtering with query parameters can help your clients get the most out of your API.
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Optimizing API resource utilization with rate limiting and throttle controls

Learn about the importance of optimizing API resource utilization and how rate limiting and throttle controls can improve stability, performance, and security. Discover best practices for implementing these tools and delivering a better user experience.
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API Management

Mastering API data retrieval: a comprehensive guide to filtering and sorting

This blog provides a comprehensive guide to filtering and sorting in APIs. It covers the types of filters commonly used in APIs, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid. By the end of the guide, developers will have a thorough understanding of how to efficiently retrieve specific data from an API, streamline API data retrieval, and improve their software integration processes.
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API Development

Managing API changes and breaking changes in versioned APIs

This blog explores the best practices for managing API changes and breaking changes in versioned APIs. It covers the different types of versioning, the importance of updating APIs over time, the risks and benefits of making breaking changes, and a checklist of best practices for managing API changes. Real-world examples from companies like Amazon Web Services, Stripe, Google Cloud Platform, and Twilio illustrate these best practices in action.
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API Development

How to Use Demo APIs to Level Up Your API Testing Skills

Level up your API testing with apiexplorer.io. Access realistic demo APIs, practice error handling, and build robust solutions with Lonti's developer tools. Sign up free today.
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API Development

Infographic: How to implement an API first design methodology

API first approach means designing an API so that it has consistency, as well as adaptability, regardless of what development projects it's applied to.
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Podcast Episodes

Making the world become more programmable with Bill Doerrfeld

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Nordic APIs' editor-in-chief Bill Doerrfeld joins us for a round and talks about how they help businesses make smart tech decisions by keeping an eye on emerging technologies and processes within the API space.

"What I learned from deploying thousands of APIs" with Matthew Reinbold

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Capital One API and Event Streaming Platforms Director Matthew Reinbold shares his thoughts on how API governance works and how its implementation can help better digital transformation strategies across organizations and industries.

The evolution of microservices for modern software development with James Lewis

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ThoughtWorks Director and Software Architect James Lewis talks about the dynamic concept and nature of microservices, and how its evolution shaped better standards for modern software development in organizations around the world.

Creating a formal API program with James Higginbotham

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API Consultant and LaunchAny Founder James Higginbotham describes APIs as the “ultimate do-over solution for enterprise IT” and discusses how organizations can establish a formal API program.

Creating an API story with Mike Amundsen

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Internationally known author and speaker Mike Amundsen discusses the advantages of having an API-first design and how great APIs relate to microservices in breaking down the traditional monolithic application design.

Understanding when and when not to use microservices with Rahul Rai

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Engineering Manager and Zip Technical Team Lead Rahul Rai talks about the advantages and challenges of implementing a microservices architecture and how organizations can develop a strategy to further maximize the benefits of microservices.