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API Design

Technical writings, opinionated architectures, and development guides focusing on API Design.

45Articles
465 minOf reading
36Topics

Apr 20267 min read

Building Modern Laravel APIs: Ingesting Leads

Implement lead ingestion in Laravel with Form Request validation, typed DTO payloads, Action classes, and JSON:API responses for POST /v1/leads.

Apr 20266 min read

Building Modern Laravel APIs: Routing, Versioning, and API Contracts

Learn how to version Laravel API routes, signal deprecations with Sunset headers, and keep API contracts aligned with your implementation.

Feb 202621 min read

Building production ready APIs with kit

A practical guide to shaping production-ready APIs using kit, from contracts and validation to observability and rollout.

Feb 20265 min read

Building a Go microservice using gRPC for image metadata extraction

Learn how to build a production-grade Go microservice that extracts EXIF and image metadata using gRPC, complete with S3/R2 integration.

Feb 20267 min read

Relay: Building a Fiber-Native HTTP Layer for Modern PHP

Explore the design and implementation of Relay, a new HTTP transport layer for PHP 8.5+.

Jan 202612 min read

Streaming responses in Laravel without WebSockets

Learn how to implement server-sent events (SSE) in Laravel for streaming AI responses, avoiding the complexity of WebSockets.

Dec 20257 min read

Automate local API testing with Bash

This article shows how to automate a complete authentication workflow using Bash, curl, and jq.

Dec 202532 min read

Building A TypeScript API That Doesn't Suck

Learn how to build a TypeScript SDK the right way: ditching axios for ofetch, using factory patterns, and creating production-ready code.

Nov 202531 min read

API-First Laravel Projects

Beginner-friendly, API-first Laravel path: 10 progressive projects covering resources, auth, search, multi-tenancy, webhooks, rate limits, and GraphQL.

Oct 202510 min read

Building APIs that scale with Nitro, Drizzle, and unstorage

Discover how Nitro, Drizzle ORM, and unstorage create a modern TypeScript API stack that's faster to build, easier to scale, and ready for edge deployments.

Oct 202511 min read

Building a production-ready Go service with Go Blueprint

Learn how Go Blueprint transforms your workflow for building production-ready microservices.

May 202513 min read

Sevalla on the Command Line

Build a beautiful Go-powered CLI tool to manage your Sevalla apps directly from the terminal - no browser, just clean, fast, TUI driven control.