Co-founder of APIs You Won't Hate, consultant/writer on all things API, working on green/climate tech, and restoring nautral habitats as co-founder of @ProtectEarthUK.
openapi
A new specification from the OpenAPI Initiative to handle describing workflows, to make more powerful documentation, and functional/end-to-end testing. Sponsored by Bump.sh.
Learn how to use resources and collections for a REST API, getting stuck into some real world examples, using links to get between them all, and some pitfalls to avoid.
openapi
Learn how to work with a powerful API mocking tool: Microcks, and how to integrate it with your existing API documentation flow.
api-design
How to handle pagination in your REST API, and what are the pros and cons of each method?
openapi
Over on Bump.sh I’ve been writing infinite guides helping people learn how to get OpenAPI out of (or into) their various programming languages and web frameworks, and I wanted to share a summary of that work for the PHP crowd over here with some links.
openapi
JSONPath is a query language that can be used to extract data from JSON documents, and it's becoming increasingly useful in the OpenAPI ecosystem.
openapi
What is coming next for OpenAPI, as v4.0 of the OpenAPI Specification gets closer to being released? What changes are coming, how easy will it be to upgrade, and how do tooling companies feel about it?
api-design
An update on the API Code first or Design first debate, with some modern tools making a slightly nicer version of the Code first workflow, and better modern design first tooling.
openapi
Overlays are a way to "patch" an OpenAPI document, by pointing to a specific part of it with a JSONPath, then using "actions" to update or remove parts of the document. Can this help you?
api-design
Learn what best practices and tooling you can use to build the best quality OpenAPI documentation from somebody who has been doing it forever.
api-design
Dive into a detailed comparison of Trebble's API Insights and Zuplo's Rate my API, exploring their unique approaches to evaluating API design, performance, and security. Learn how these tools can elevate your API governance and design, ensuring a robust, efficient, and secure API experience.
Explore the practicality and trade-offs of no/low code APIs, including tooling and categories, for efficient API development, including: Strapi, Contentful, Sanity, AWS Amplify, DreamFactory, Firebase, Airtable, Zapier, Make, and Pipedream.