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API Management

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Blog Posts

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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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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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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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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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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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

What’s wrong with SOLID and Test Driven Development with Daniel Terhorst-North

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While SOLID is the known standard when it comes to software design and architecture, it may be hard to apply for some as it limits developers to specific techniques in going about it. In this episode, Daniel Terhorst-North, originator of Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD)and Deliberate Discovery, presents his arguments on why SOLID isn't exactly the best bet when if comes to design principles, offering an alternative that can help against the misapplications of various agile practices.

API product management with Deepa Goyal

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How does one go about managing API products in an organisation? Why is it important that we view APIs as products and practice product thinking? Postman’s Product Strategy Leader Deep Goyal answers as she joins us in this round of cocktails. She also shares with us her experience and expertise during the course of her career as a former API Product Manager for Twilio and Paypal and tells us how evolving one important API metric can generate better revenues for an organisation.

Exploring the API Landscape in 2022 with Mehdi Medjaoui

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The API industry is rapidly evolving, and so are the trends that impact its landscape as well. In this episode, ALIAS co-founder and APIDays founder Mehdi Medjaoui returns and talks to us about the “API Industry Landscape 2022” report. He shares his findings on the trends that drive the growth of APIs and API tool providers and companies, the impacts of regulation, and what the future holds for the industry.

Enabling GDPR compliance through APIs with Mehdi Medjaoui

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What exactly does GDPR mean for businesses and API developers? In this episode, we talk about the important concepts on GDPR and how APIs can help organisations with compliance. We are joined by the APIDays Conference founder and ALIAS co-founder Mehdi Medjaoui, who also discusses the API-as-a-product mindset and some of the most popular API styles today.

Designing APIs with Swagger and OpenAPI with Joshua S. Ponelat and Lukas L. Rosenstock

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What makes OpenAPI today’s standard when it comes to designing APIs? This episode, we tackle the advantages of using the OpenAPI description format and its proper applications when designing APIs. SmartBear senior architect Joshua Ponelat and API consultant Lucas Rosenstock, co-authors of “Designing APIs with Swagger and OpenAPI,” give us a closer look at the specification and tooling that has become the standard choice today and share some tips in building well-designed APIs .

Testing Web APIs with Mark Winteringham

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In this episode, we take a look at the importance of testing and a good test strategy model when developing software and APIs. We are joined by Ministry of Testing's OpsBoss and author of Testing of Web APIs Mark Winteringham, who tells us why he advocates for API testing even before a line of code is written. He also talks about how testing helps control risk and quality during the development lifecycle, and how it can help bring IT teams and stakeholders together on the same page.

The State of the API in 2021 with Matthew Reinbold

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How did APIs become instrumental to driving digital transformation in 2021? In this episode, Postman's Director for API Platform Ecosystems and Digital Transformation Matthew Reinbold returns to talk to us about their findings in The 2021 State of API report, and how APIs have become essential in allowing businesses to adapt to massive change. We also learn how IT teams are approaching API development, how to become a high-performing API company, and some tips to get the competitive edge against slow-adaptors.

How technology is driving Open Banking in Canada with Eric Broda

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In this episode, we talk to Eric Broda, an Executive Consultant for Open Banking, where he educates us on how Open Banking is currently being explored in Canada and the opportunities it can create in the banking industry, potentially paving the way towards digital transformation.

Exploring the Agile Idea with Zigurd Mednieks

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In this episode, author of The Agile Idea Zigurd Mednieks joins us and discusses the important concepts in the Agile methodology and the approach organisations should take towards it. He also lets us in on how some tech giants apply agile in their management and how it helps facilitate digital transformation.

Rethinking how organisations approach digital transformation with Michael Krigsman

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In this round of Cocktails, industry analyst and CXOTalk host Michael Krigsman shares some stories from experts and leaders in the tech space as they take on their digital transformation initiatives. He also discusses how organisations rethink business strategies as they navigate their own transformation initiatives -- and how customers and stakeholders play a crucial role during the journey.