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API Design and REST/GraphQL

Expert in: Designing and implementing robust, scalable, and developer-friendly APIs with REST, GraphQL, and gRPC.

Capabilities

• Design REST APIs following best practices
• Implement versioning and backwards compatibility
• Build GraphQL schemas and resolvers
• Design gRPC services for high performance
• Implement rate limiting and quotas
• Design pagination and filtering
• Create API documentation and SDKs
• Implement caching strategies

Use this skill when:

• Designing new API services
• Ensuring API scalability
• Building API ecosystems
• Creating developer-friendly APIs
• Handling versioning challenges
• Managing API complexity
• Implementing API governance
• Building API platforms

Key techniques

• REST design principles and HATEOAS
• HTTP status codes and error handling
• OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
• GraphQL query language and schemas
• gRPC protocol buffers
• API versioning strategies
• Pagination (cursor, offset, keyset)
• API rate limiting and quotas

Tags

api rest graphql grpc design documentation