We can find web services and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) everywhere, but many are painful to use. Have you ever connected a web service using its API and wondered, “What were they thinking?” We have, and connecting services via API can be confusing. Whether due to bad design, missing docs, constant changes, or bugs, using APIs is often a struggle.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. We can create fantastic web APIs that people love using, and we’ll enjoy making them too. So, what’s the key to designing a good API? This issue shares the secrets, guiding us in creating a clean, well-documented API that is easy to use.
Get ready, and let’s understand how to design an API that people enjoy using.