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"API Basics"

API Mocking: Testing Without a Backend

API 101

April 2, 2025

API Mocking: Testing Without a Backend

Discover how API mocking enables faster development and testing without backend dependencies, improving collaboration and reducing costs.

API Error Handling: Status Codes, Error Responses, and Best Practices

API 101

April 2, 2025

API Error Handling: Status Codes, Error Responses, and Best Practices

Learn API error handling best practices for status codes, response bodies, retries, validation errors, rate limits, observability, and gateway policies.

Versioning in APIs: Best Practices

API 101

March 25, 2025

Versioning in APIs: Best Practices

This article explores the importance of API versioning, examines common strategies, and provides best practices to help developers and API gateway users implement effective versioning systems.

Building Your First API: A Step-by-Step Guide

API 101

March 25, 2025

Building Your First API: A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to build your first API with this comprehensive guide covering planning, design, implementation, and deployment best practices.

How to Build an API: Steps, Tools, and Best Practices

API 101

March 25, 2025

How to Build an API: Steps, Tools, and Best Practices

Learn how to build an API from requirements to design, implementation, documentation, testing, security, deployment, and API gateway management.

API Rate Limiting Best Practices: Algorithms, Examples, and Gateway Tips

API 101

March 25, 2025

API Rate Limiting Best Practices: Algorithms, Examples, and Gateway Tips

Learn API rate limiting best practices, including quotas, throttling, token bucket, leaky bucket, fixed windows, headers, and gateway enforcement.

HTTP Methods Explained: GET vs POST, POST vs PUT, and More

API 101

March 19, 2025

HTTP Methods Explained: GET vs POST, POST vs PUT, and More

Learn HTTP methods for APIs with examples, including GET vs POST, POST vs PUT, PUT vs PATCH, idempotency, status codes, and REST API design tips.

API Endpoints: Designing and Managing for Scalability and Security

API 101

March 18, 2025

API Endpoints: Designing and Managing for Scalability and Security

Learn how to design scalable and secure API endpoints with expert tips and best practices.

gRPC: High-Performance RPC Framework

API 101

February 21, 2025

gRPC: High-Performance RPC Framework

Discover gRPC, Google's high-performance RPC framework, offering efficient, scalable APIs. Learn its benefits over REST, implementation tips, and best practices for optimal performance and security.

GraphQL: A New Approach to APIs

API 101

February 20, 2025

GraphQL: A New Approach to APIs

Discover the power of APIs and their role in modern technology. Learn how APIs enhance user experiences and drive innovation.

SOAP vs REST: Differences, Examples, and When to Use Each

API 101

February 13, 2025

SOAP vs REST: Differences, Examples, and When to Use Each

Compare SOAP vs REST APIs, including protocols, payloads, contracts, security, performance, gateway support, and migration considerations.

RESTful API Best Practices: Architecture, Methods, and Examples

API 101

February 8, 2025

RESTful API Best Practices: Architecture, Methods, and Examples

Learn RESTful API best practices for resource design, HTTP methods, status codes, versioning, pagination, security, OpenAPI docs, and gateway management.

Introduction to APIs: Definition and Importance

API 101

February 6, 2025

Introduction to APIs: Definition and Importance

Discover the power of APIs and their role in modern technology. Learn how APIs enhance user experiences and drive innovation.

Transforming Fund Management Giant with APISIX

Case Study

March 27, 2023

Transforming Fund Management Giant with APISIX

APISIX is the best API gateway solution for the financial services industry, backed by Invesco Great Wall's impressive practice.

APISIX Empowers Network for a Huge CDN Cloud Service Provider

Case Study

January 31, 2023

APISIX Empowers Network for a Huge CDN Cloud Service Provider

As a prominent player in the CDN cloud services sector, UPYUN has integrated Apache APISIX into its infrastructure, particularly in the gateway for its public network and Ingress controller.

APISIX Empowers Operations and Traffic Control in Human-Machine Interaction

Case Study

December 16, 2022

APISIX Empowers Operations and Traffic Control in Human-Machine Interaction

APISIX has streamlined Seewo's operations and improved traffic management, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.

APISIX Boosts ZhongAn Insurance Traffic & Security

Case Study

March 8, 2022

APISIX Boosts ZhongAn Insurance Traffic & Security

Faced with complexities in managing high-concurrency internet scenarios, ZhongAn Insurance adopted APISIX to improve traffic control and secure gateway management.