/API

Secure By Design: Introducing Postman Spec Hub And BYOK Encryption

tl;dr: Postman’s new Spec Hub lets you design, lint, test, and document APIs - without jumping between tools or breaking developer workflow - providing end-to-end API design and governance, with BYOK encryption for full data control.

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Meet Your New API Testing Agent That Never Sleeps

tl;dr: Stop discovering API contract breaks post merge. Signadot's AI-powered testing automatically detects API integration issues between microservices before merging code. No brittle mocks needed — test with real dependencies in lightweight Kubernetes sandboxes. Signadot’s AI testing agent identifies only meaningful API changes, eliminating false alarms. Join forward-thinking teams and try it for free today.

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How CarsXE API Verifies Claims To Prevent Insurance Fraud

tl;dr: Discover how engineering teams are integrating CarsXE’s VIN API to power smarter vehicle apps. From decoding to image access and history data, learn how dev teams improve reliability, scale async workflows, and ship auto-tech features faster.

featured in #610


The 4 Biggest API Challenges (and How To Beat Them)

tl;dr: APIs are the backbone of modern applications, but security vulnerabilities, latency issues, integration complexities, and compliance risks can turn them into a nightmare. From preventing data breaches to optimizing performance and ensuring seamless scalability, tackling these challenges requires the right strategies. This article dives deep into the most common API pitfalls and provides technical solutions engineers can apply today. Read the full breakdown to strengthen your API architecture and build more resilient systems.

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How To (And How Not To) Design REST APIs

- Jeff Schnitzer tl;dr: "In my career, I have consumed hundreds of REST APIs and produced dozens. Since I often see the same mistakes repeated in API design, I thought it might be nice to write down a set of best practices. And poke fun at a couple widely-used APIs. Much of this may be "duh", but there might be a few rules you haven't considered yet."

featured in #588


How To (And How Not To) Design REST APIs

- Jeff Schnitzer tl;dr: "In my career, I have consumed hundreds of REST APIs and produced dozens. Since I often see the same mistakes repeated in API design, I thought it might be nice to write down a set of best practices. And poke fun at a couple widely-used APIs. Much of this may be "duh", but there might be a few rules you haven't considered yet."

featured in #587


Everything You Need to Know About OpenAPI

tl;dr: API design is important, yet it is only useful if it's well-documented and consistently represented across every API surface area (docs, SDKs, etc.). OpenAPI gives you greater visibility into your API, enabling you to unify all aspects of errors, responses, and parameters, ensuring consistency. This open-source documentation project will help you understand the OpenAPI Specification.

featured in #556


The First Autogenerated SDK With gRPC And REST From Fern

tl;dr: This article explores how Pinecone used Fern's SDK generator to create its C# SDK with both gRPC and REST support - the first of its kind! Learn more about the benefits of using Fern to automate SDK creation and maintenance across multiple API languages.

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Everything You Need to Know About OpenAPI

tl;dr: API design is important, yet it is only useful if it's well-documented and consistently represented across every API surface area (docs, SDKs, etc.). OpenAPI gives you greater visibility into your API, enabling you to unify all aspects of errors, responses, and parameters, ensuring consistency. This open-source documentation project will help you understand the OpenAPI Specification.

featured in #554


Everything You Need to Know About OpenAPI

tl;dr: API design is important, yet it is only useful if it's well-documented and consistently represented across every API surface area (docs, SDKs, etc.). OpenAPI gives you greater visibility into your API, enabling you to unify all aspects of errors, responses, and parameters, ensuring consistency. This open-source documentation project will help you understand the OpenAPI Specification.

featured in #550