Building quality APIs is essential to facilitating equally quality software. Think about it like this, If a waiter in a restaurant has terrible habits, then the restaurant’s overall quality will be affected. We don’t want that, right? This article will look at some tips and best practices you should remember when building and consuming APIs.

Tips to Remember When Building APIs

Is the API easily readable?

An API should be easy to read as this will make it easy to understand as well. Readability includes API definitions and response messages. Writing readable code also applies to software development as this will make it easier for further development and collaboration with other developers. Use readable response messages that include both error and success messages clearly stated out using standard error codes to give more understanding to the API users.