![{
"invoices": [
{ ... },
{ ... }
]
}
GET
/customers/1234/invoices
GET /customers/1234
?expand=invoices
Within the parent object
Sub-resource strategies
As a separate request Using an expand
parameter
Be consistent, but be flexible when it makes sense
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GET /customers? page=1 & pageSize=1000
{
"pageNumber": 1,
"results": [...],
"nextPage": "/customers?page=2"
}
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- 1. #NeverRest RESTful API Design Best Practices Using ASP.NET Web API Spencer Schneidenbach @schneidenbach
- 2. Slides, links, and more at rest.schneids.net @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 4. Developers have the power of choice @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 5. Long-term benefits @schneidenbach#NeverRest Go from 0 to “make magic happen” Learn stuff and manage exceptions
- 6. Developers have the power of choice @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 7. Developers have an opportunity create something better than the competition @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 8. API Design is UX for Developers @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 9. This quote sums it up nicely If you don’t make usability a priority, you’ll never have to worry about scalability. -Kirsten Hunter @synedra @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 13. There’s No Silver Bullet @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 14. What is REST? Representational State Transfer @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 15. Uniform Interface Code on Demand (optional) Layered StatelessCacheableClient-Server The Six Constraints of REST @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 16. Resource identification Uniform Interface constraint Content-Type: application/json Resource manipulation with representations Self-descriptive Hypermedia as the engine of application state (HATEOAS) GET /employees/1234 PUT /employees/1234 @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 17. What is a RESTful API? RESTful API == an API that follows REST architecture Term has been sort of co-opted REST != JSON REST != HTTP Lots of people say “REST API” when they really mean HTTP JSON API @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 18. Pragmatic REST RESTful API != Good API @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 19. Do what makes sense. Throw out the rest. Is that vague enough for you? @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 21. Designing your RESTful API I HAVE ONE RULE… okay I actually have two rules @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 22. (or, Keep it Simple, Stupid) @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 23. KISS Don’t be creative. Provide what is necessary – no more, no less. Use a handful of HTTP status codes. @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 24. 403 Forbidden (aka you can’t do that) 401 Unauthorized (aka not authenticated) 404 Not Found 400 Bad Request201 Created200 OK Good HTTP Codes @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 25. KISS { "id": 1234, "active": true, "nameId": 345 } { "id": 345, "name": "Acme" } Customer API Name API GET /customers/1234 GET /names/345 @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 26. KISS That’s TWO REQUESTS per GET That’s TWO REQUESTS per POST What’s the point? @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 27. Don’t let your specific implementations leak if they are hard to use or understand. @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 28. KISS { "id": 1234, "active": true, "name": "Acme" } Customer API GET /customers/1234 @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 31. Second big rule – Be Consistent Be consistent with accepted best practices. Be consistent with yourself. @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 33. Don’t mutate data with GETs. @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 34. Resource identification Nouns vs. verbs Basically, use plural nouns @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 35. { "invoices": [ { ... }, { ... } ] } GET /customers/1234/invoices GET /customers/1234 ?expand=invoices Within the parent object Sub-resource strategies As a separate request Using an expand parameter Be consistent, but be flexible when it makes sense @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 38. Filtering $filter=(name eq 'Milk' or name eq 'Eggs') and price lt 2.55 @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 39. Sorting and filtering for free Google “OData web api” @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 40. Paging GET /customers? page=1 & pageSize=1000 { "pageNumber": 1, "results": [...], "nextPage": "/customers?page=2" } Good paging example on my blog: rest.schneids.net @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 41. Do I need to sort/page/filter? Maybe! What do your consumers need? @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 42. Versioning Your APIs should stand a test of time @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 43. Versioning GET /customers Host: contoso.com Accept: application/json X-Api-Version: 1 @schneidenbach#NeverRest POST /customers Host: contoso.com Accept: application/json X-Api-Version: 2.0
- 44. Versioning Use URL versioning @schneidenbach#NeverRest GET /v1/customers Host: contoso.com Accept: application/json
- 45. Error reporting Errors are going to happen. How will you manage them? @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 46. Error reporting { "name": "Arana Software" } @schneidenbach#NeverRest Requires name and state POST /vendors 400 Bad Request Content-Type: application/json "State is required." { "firstName": "Spencer" } Requires first and last name POST /employees 400 Bad Request Content-Type: application/json { "errorMessage": "Your request was invalid." }
- 48. Error reporting Make finding and fixing errors as easy on your consumer as possible. @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 50. Use SSL. Don’t roll your own encryption. Pick an auth strategy that isn’t Basic. @schneidenbach#NeverRest Security
- 51. Ok, time for some code examples and practical advise @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 60. Separation of concerns @schneidenbach#NeverRest Controllers should know “where,” not ”how.”
- 63. Validation Validate. Validate. Validate. @schneidenbach#NeverRest Separate validation logic from object. Google Fluent Validation
- 64. Controller Good Architecture Request Handler/ServiceValidator Enforce separation of concerns for maintainability and testability. Google MediatR
- 66. Documentation A good API lives and dies by its documentation. (you should tweet that out) @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 67. Maintaining your API Vendor: “Hey, we’ve made some under-the-cover changes to our endpoint. It shouldn’t impact you, but let us know if it breaks something.” Us: ”Okay. Can you release it to test first so we can run our integration tests against the endpoint and make sure everything works?” Vendor: ”Well, actually we need it ASAP, so we’re releasing to prod in an hour.” @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 68. Maintaining your API Fix bugs and optimize. Don’t introduce breaking changes like removing properties. @schneidenbach#NeverRest
- 69. Thank you! Slides, resources at rest.schneids.net schneids.net @schneidenbach
Editor's Notes
- #4: As an integrator, I see a lot of APIs that are good. I see far more that are bad. I’ve seen good SOAP APIs and bad ”REST” APIs.
- #5: Developers have the ultimate power – the power to choose. The power to influence. When you need to use a service, you want that service to be consistent, easy to use, and well-documented, among other things.
- #6: Developers have the ultimate power – the power to choose. The power to influence. When you need to use a service, you want that service to be consistent, easy to use, and well-documented, among other things.
- #7: Developers have the ultimate power – the power to choose. The power to influence. When you need to use a service, you want that service to be consistent, easy to use, and well-documented, among other things.
- #8: Think about the business you’re in. Think about the services your business could provide to external consumers if you have an API. Now think about your competition. A good API can means the difference between a lead and a customer.
- #9: Think about the business you’re in. Think about the services your business could provide to external consumers if you have an API. Now think about your competition. A good API can means the difference between a lead and a customer.
- #13: Simple means simple for your users. Think about the effort put into creating a user interface that’s easy to use. Making it easy for developers to consume your API is not a trivial task. Requires lots of thinking, research, and design. Not to mention good documentation!
- #14: There’s no silver bullet, or one answer, to your API problems. Sometimes you’re limited by scalability.
- #15: It’s the architecture of the web
- #24: Error codes/API structure/HTTP principles (GET vs POST)
- #32: Error codes/API structure/HTTP principles (GET vs POST)
- #43: Note that I said A test of time, not THE test of time. An API should be built with some kind of lifecycle in mind. You will end up rewriting it later and
- #50: Encryption – use SSL, don’t roll your own (tell story about substitution cypher) Authentication – talk about Basic vs OAuth
- #51: Error codes/API structure/HTTP principles (GET vs POST)
- #58: Controllers should know who needs to do something, not how to do it Maintains a separation of concerns Much more broken down and testable
- #59: Controllers should know who needs to do something, not how to do it Maintains a separation of concerns Much more broken down and testable
- #60: Controllers should know who needs to do something, not how to do it Maintains a separation of concerns Much more broken down and testable
- #62: Controllers should know who needs to do something, not how to do it Maintains a separation of concerns Much more broken down and testable
- #69: Error codes/API structure/HTTP principles (GET vs POST)
- #70: Great resource: https://github.com/Microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/master/Guidelines.md