{"product_id":"rest-api-design-re-wise-publishers-9798253061145","title":"REST API Design: A Practical Reference","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you have already built a REST API but still find yourself second-guessing naming conventions, arguing about status codes, or discovering mid-project that your versioning strategy is a dead end, this book is for you. You do not need an introduction to what an API is. You need a clear, opinionated reference for the design decisions that come up again and again, with the reasoning behind each one so you can apply it confidently in any context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a tutorial. It is the book you hand to a backend developer who is building or maintaining a production API and needs to stop reinventing the same wheels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will find inside: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA precise, no-filler guide to URL structure, resource naming, and HTTP methods, including the rules most developers only discover after they have already broken them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe right way to handle errors consistently across every endpoint, including when to use RFC 7807 Problem Details and what never to expose in an error response\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVersioning strategies with honest trade-offs and a clear recommendation, plus exactly what constitutes a breaking change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentication patterns covering API keys, Bearer tokens, OAuth 2.0 flows, scopes, and the critical difference between 401 and 403\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePagination, filtering, and sorting done right, including cursor-based pagination and when offset pagination will quietly break on you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdempotency keys explained from first principles, with a complete implementation pattern for any POST that creates a resource or triggers a side effect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWebhooks from payload design to HMAC-SHA256 signature verification, with signing code in Python and Node.js\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRate limiting, caching, CORS, ETags, and the response headers that infrastructure and monitoring systems depend on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full chapter on the thirteen most damaging API design mistakes, each with a description of the problem and the correct fix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Quick Reference covering the HTTP method decision guide, status codes by use case, standard headers, a reusable error response template, and an idempotency implementation checklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery recommendation in this book comes with a reason. When there is a genuine trade-off, both sides are presented honestly before a recommendation is made. When one approach is clearly better, it is stated directly. The goal is not to give you a style guide to memorise but to give you the judgment to make good design decisions independently, on any API, in any team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want your API to be the kind that developers praise in code reviews rather than quietly work around, this is where to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Re-Wise Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798253061145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Re-Wise Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801356841215,"sku":"9798253061145","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rest-api-design-re-wise-publishers-9798253061145","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}