Our Patterns for API Design, also known as Microservice API Patterns (MAP), capture proven solutions to problems commonly encountered when specifying, implementing and maintaining message-based …

These patterns differ in the level of commitment given by the API provider; semantic versioning helps to distinguish past, present, and future versions. In order to improve compatibility between versions, …

It covers the 21 patterns presented as API Design Pattern of the Week on LinkedIn and Medium as well as other patterns. This page features part 1 of 5 (part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5).

Chapter 1 of the book contains an introduction to API fundamentals and a domain model for APIs. Six architectural decision narratives guide through the conceptual level of API design, identifying 29 …

Bulk Mortgage Transfer is a Community API that is implemented as a State Transition Operation utilizing the Request Bundle pattern to improve efficiency by combining multiple, independent requests into one.

It covers the 21 patterns presented as API Design Pattern of the Week on LinkedIn and Medium as well as a fourth slice with additional patterns. This page features part 2 of 5 (part 1, part 3, part 4, part 5).

How can providers make the introduction of a new API, or new API version, less risky for their clients and obtain early adopter feedback without having to freeze the API design prematurely?

How can information available from a remote party (the API provider, that is) be retrieved to satisfy an information need of an end user or to allow further client-side processing? The final version of this …

Jun 8, 2024 · We are delighted to see our patterns being used in industry and academia. This news item will share some updates from external sources and our own related work.

In this tutorial you apply our patterns to design and improve an API in a realistic sample system landscape in five steps: identification, responsibility, structure, quality, and evolution.