What are the qualities of a good API?

Simplicity and good abstractions will take you a long way. But you can go even further when you write a “discoverable” API. This has to do with how easily a novice can become productive using your code. As a helpful parallel, I’ll invoke a non-code example.

What is a reliable API?

A reliable API should have: Consistency: are your API endpoints predictable and well-documented? Availability: how often do your API endpoints experience downtime? Low Latency: how quickly (or slowly) does your API respond to requests?

How do you make a good API?

Top Seven Tips for Building an API

1. Treat Your API as a Product. A key factor when starting with any sort of development is the notion of the product.
2. Use an API Specification Framework.
3. Use a Versioning Strategy.
4. Use Filtering and Pagination.
5. Use REST and HATEOAS.
6. Secure Your Endpoints.
7. Use Monitoring and Reporting.

How do you evaluate an API?

Key selection criteria

1. License type / open source. For the sake of customization, we needed open source tools.
2. API code generation.
3. Request-response model and endpoint.
4. Programming languages/platforms.
5. Availability as a service.
6. Stateless process.
7. Authentication and authorization.
8. Logging and monitoring.

What is the core characteristics of the modern API?

However, modern APIs have taken on some characteristics that distinguish them from poorly designed APIs of the past: Modern APIs adhere to standards (typically HTTP and REST), that are developer-friendly, easily accessible and understood broadly. They are treated more like products than code.

What is API-led strategy?

API-led Integration is the process of connecting data and applications via APIs (application programming interfaces). It allows integration flows to be defined and reused by multiple parties inside and outside of the organization.