A comprehensive breakdown of API architecture: REST resource modeling, GraphQL schemas, cursor pagination, rate limiting, and versioning strategies.
These best practices will help you build solutions that are clean, performant, and intuitive for teammates to understand and scale.
Choosing the Right Transport & Schema Paradigm
REST excels in predictable caching, CDN edge distribution, and simple resource CRUD operations. GraphQL shines in complex client graphs with heterogeneous UI data requirements.