Discover what APIs are, how they work, and their significance in modern tech. Explore the world of APIs including RESTful APIs, SOAP APIs, GraphQL APIs and more.

REST APIs are the most common APIs used across the web. The challenge is that conventional methods to explore API behavior create a lot of friction.

APIs seem to be everywhere these days. Every popular online service has one. APIs allow developers to interact with online services without actually having to point and click their way through a UI.

REST API URL naming conventions The following list represents the standard set of REST API naming conventions and best practices that software architects should follow when they develop and design ...

Changes to a RESTful API are inevitable. However, unless you adhere to the best practices and ensure that the API is backward compatible, your changes can break the API’s compatibility with ...

While SOAP-based web services form the backbone of most legacy web service implementations, RESTful APIs have become the de facto standard for cloud-native microservices development. In this ...

Solr has a HTTP/JSON-based API. However, it isn’t exactly a REST API because it doesn’t really follow any of the rules for a well-defined REST interface. I whine about this sometimes.

An outage has halted automated access to congressional data, raising questions about whether the breakdown stems from a glitch or something more serious. The change came to light on Friday.