{"slug":"cosmicstack-labs-api-design","name":"api-design","description":"REST and GraphQL API design principles, versioning, error handling, and documentation patterns","long_description":"---\nname: api-design\ndescription: 'REST and GraphQL API design principles, versioning, error handling, and documentation patterns'\nmetadata:\n  author: cosmicstack-labs\n  version: 1.0.0\n  category: backend\n  tags: [api, rest, graphql, design, documentation, error-handling]\n---\n\n# API Design\n\nDesign APIs that are intuitive, consistent, and a joy to integrate with.\n\n## Core Principles\n\n### 1. Consistency Over Cleverness\nYour API should be predictable. If one resource uses `POST /users`, another shouldn't use `POST /createUser`. Patterns should be uniform across the entire surface.\n\n### 2. Resources, Not Actions\nURLs name resources. HTTP verbs name actions. `/users` is a resource. `POST /users` creates one. `DELETE /users/123` removes one.\n\n### 3. Developer Experience First\nYour API's consumers are developers. Good DX means clear errors, thorough documentation, predictable responses, and sensible defaults.\n\n### 4. Backward Compatibility\nOnce a field or endpoint is public, removing it breaks consumers. Version carefully. Add fields, don't remove them. Deprecate before deleting.\n\n---\n\n## API Quality Scorecard\n\n| Dimension | Poor | Good | Excellent |\n|-----------|------|------|-----------|\n| **URL structure** | `/getUsers`, `/create_user` | `/users`, `POST /users` | `/users`, `/users/:id`, with HATEOAS links |\n| **HTTP methods** | All POST | CRUD mapped properly | Proper status codes, idempotency |\n| **Error format** | HTML or plain text | JSON with message | RFC 7807 Problem Details |\n| **Pagination** | None or offset | Cursor-based | Cursor + metadata + total hints |\n| **Versioning** | None | URL prefix `/v1/` | Header or content negotiation |\n| **Documentation** | None | Swagger/OpenAPI | Interactive docs with examples |\n| **Rate limiting** | None | `X-RateLimit-*` headers | Granular per-endpoint limits |\n\nTarget: **Good** for internal APIs. **Excellent** for public APIs.\n\n---\n\n## Actionable Guidance\n\n### RESTful URL Design\n\n**Pattern**: `/{version}/{resource}[/{resource-id}][/{sub-resource}]`\n\n```\n# Good\nGET    /v1/users                    # List users\nPOST   /v1/users                    # Create user\nGET    /v1/users/{id}               # Get user by ID\nPATCH  /v1/users/{id}               # Partial update user\nDELETE /v1/users/{id}               # Delete user\nGET    /v1/users/{id}/orders        # List user's orders\nGET    /v1/users/{id}/orders/{oid}  # Get specific order\n\n# Bad\nGET    /v1/getUserInfo              # Verb in URL\nPOST   /v1/createNewUser            # Verb, camelCase\nPUT    /v1/updateUser               # Verb, vague\nGET    /v1/users_list               # Underscore, not a resource\nPOST   /v1/delete_user/123          # POST for deletion, imperative style\n```\n\n**Naming conventions:**\n- **Plural nouns**: `/users`, `/orders`, `/products`\n- **Lowercase with hyphens**: `/order-items`, not `/orderItems` or `/order_items`\n- **No file extensions**: `/users/123`, not `/users/123.json`\n- **No verbs in URLs**: Use HTTP verbs for actions\n\n### HTTP Methods and Status Codes\n\n| Method | Action | Success Code | Body Contains |\n|--------|--------|-------------|---------------|\n| `GET` | Retrieve | 200 OK | Resource(s) |\n| `POST` | Create | 201 Created | Created resource |\n| `PUT` | Full replace | 200 OK | Replaced resource |\n| `PATCH` | Partial update | 200 OK | Updated resource |\n| `DELETE` | Remove | 204 No Content | (empty) |\n\n**Common status codes:**\n| Code | Meaning | When |\n|------|---------|------|\n| 200 | OK | Successful GET, PUT, PATCH |\n| 201 | Created | Successful POST |\n| 204 | No Content | Successful DELETE |\n| 400 | Bad Request | Malformed input, validation failure |\n| 401 | Unauthorized | Missing/invalid auth token |\n| 403 | Forbidden | Valid auth but insufficient permissions |\n| 404 | Not Found | Resource doesn't exist |\n| 409 | Conflict | Duplicate resource, version conflict |\n| 422 | Unprocessable | Semantic validation failure |\n| 429 | Too Many Requests | Rate limit exceeded |\n| 500 | Internal Server Error | Unhandled server error |\n\n### Error Response Format\n\n**Use RFC 7807 (Problem Details):**\n```json\nHTTP/1.1 422 Unprocessable Content\nContent-Type: application/problem+json\n\n{\n  \"type\": \"https://api.example.com/errors/validation-error\",\n  \"title\": \"Validation Error\",\n  \"status\": 422,\n  \"detail\": \"The request body contains invalid fields.\",\n  \"instance\": \"/v1/users\",\n  \"errors\": [\n    {\n      \"field\": \"email\",\n      \"message\": \"Must be a valid email address\",\n      \"code\": \"INVALID_FORMAT\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"field\": \"age\",\n      \"message\": \"Must be a positive integer\",\n      \"code\": \"OUT_OF_RANGE\"\n    }\n  ]\n}\n```\n\n### Pagination\n\n**Cursor-based pagination (recommended for most APIs):**\n```json\nGET /v1/users?cursor=eyJpZCI6MTB9&limit=20\n\n{\n  \"data\": [...],\n  \"pagination\": {\n    \"next_cursor\": \"eyJpZCI6MzB9\",\n    \"has_more\": true\n  }\n}\n```\n\n**Offset-based (acceptable for small, stable datasets):**\n```json\nGET /v1/users?page=2&per_page=20\n\n{\n  \"data\": [...],\n  \"pagination\": {\n    \"page\": 2,\n    \"per_page\": 20,\n    \"total\": 154,\n    \"total_pages\": 8\n  }\n}\n```\n\n### Versioning\n\n**Strategy: URL prefix versioning (most common, clearest)**\n```\n/v1/users\n/v2/users\n```\n\n**When to bump version:**\n- Removing a field or endpoint\n- Changing response structure (e.g., renaming fields)\n- Changing request/response semantics\n- Changing authentication requirements\n\n**When NOT to bump version:**\n- Adding new fields (consumers should ignore unknown fields)\n- Adding new endpoints\n- Bug fixes that don't change API contract\n\n### GraphQL Considerations\n\n- **N+1 problem**: Use DataLoader for batching\n- **Auth at resolver level**: Never in field-level middleware\n- **Max query depth**: Prevent runaway queries with depth limiting\n- **Persisted queries**: Use for production to reduce overhead\n- **Nullable by default**: Make fields nullable unless you're certain\n\n```graphql\ntype Query {\n  user(id: ID!): User\n}\n\ntype User {\n  id: ID!\n  name: String!\n  email: String  # Nullable — might be hidden for privacy\n  orders: [Order!]!  # Non-null list, but could be empty\n}\n```\n\n### API Documentation\n\n**OpenAPI 3.0 example:**\n```yaml\nopenapi: \"3.0.0\"\npaths:\n  /v1/users:\n    get:\n      summary: List users\n      parameters:\n        - name: cursor\n          in: query\n          schema: { type: string }\n        - name: limit\n          in: query\n          schema: { type: integer, minimum: 1, maximum: 100, default: 20 }\n      responses:\n        \"200\":\n          description: Paginated list of users\n          content:\n            application/json:\n              schema:\n                type: object\n                properties:\n                  data:\n                    type: array\n                    items: { $ref: \"#/components/schemas/User\" }\n                  pagination:\n                    $ref: \"#/components/schemas/Pagination\"\n```\n\n---\n\n## Common Mistakes\n\n1. **Inconsistent error responses**: Different endpoints returning different error shapes. Standardize on one format.\n2. **Exposing internal IDs**: Use opaque public IDs (UUIDs) instead of auto-increment integers.\n3. **No pagination on list endpoints**: Returning all records is a performance and reliability risk.\n4. **PUT for partial updates**: Use PATCH. PUT should replace the entire resource.\n5. **Nesting too deep**: `/v1/users/{id}/orders/{oid}/items/{iid}` — keep nesting to 2-3 levels max.\n6. **Returning 500 for validation errors**: Validation failures are client errors — use 400/422.\n7. **No rate limiting headers**: Tell clients their limits with headers. 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