Articles tagged “api-design”
7 articles
REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC APIs 2026
REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC in 2026: latency, payload size, and tooling compared across 3 real-world scenarios. gRPC wins on internal APIs by 4x. Full matrix.
Motia API Workflows: Steps & Events 2026
Motia unifies REST, events, and cron into one Step primitive. How to design event-driven API workflows in 2026 with TypeScript and Python code examples.
Motia: Event-Driven API Workflows in 2026
Motia's event-driven Steps replace REST controllers, queue workers, and cron jobs. API design patterns, code examples, and comparison with Express and NestJS.
Arazzo 1.0: Multi-Step API Workflows Spec 2026
Arazzo 1.0 lets you describe multi-step API workflows in machine-readable YAML. Practical guide with examples, tools, and how it makes your APIs AI-agent ready.
Building TypeScript API Client SDKs
How to build a high-quality TypeScript API client SDK in 2026: auto-generation vs handwritten, pagination patterns, retry logic, type safety, and lessons.
API Rate Limiting Best Practices for 2026
Compare rate limiting algorithms — token bucket, sliding window, leaky bucket — with Redis implementation, standard headers, and real-world examples in 2026.
API Versioning Strategies
Compare API versioning approaches — URL path, header, query parameter, and content negotiation — with real-world examples from Stripe, GitHub, and Twilio.