API Design Discussions

API Design Discussions

Design Principles

• versioning: "We version the API via URL: /api/v1/ and /api/v2/"
• pagination: "We use cursor-based pagination for large datasets."
idempotency keyPrevents duplicate operations on retry
• backward compatibility: "We never remove fields — we deprecate them."

REST vs GraphQL

Useful Phrases

• "GraphQL eliminates over-fetching — the client requests exactly the fields it needs."
• "We use cursor-based pagination instead of offset pagination for consistent results at scale."
• "Adding an idempotency key ensures retrying a failed payment does not charge the user twice."