Creating Solid APIs
summary
A concrete workflow for production APIs: uses Django + DRF, adopts JSON API for standardized responses and linkable includes, supports token and OAuth2 flows and auto-generates docs and client SDKs from an OpenAPI-like schema. Describes building DG API core (a working add-on) and using version transformers to accept old requests and emit compatible responses. Shows a forestry platform where the public API serves the UI and third-party clients without breaking once deployed.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to solid APIs
- 2:42Why documentation matters
- 9:33Automating documentation
- 12:06Benefits of standards
- 19:38JSON API deep dive
- 25:06Authentication options
- 29:46API versioning strategies
- 35:12Practical API tooling
- 37:02Client library examples
- 41:26Key takeaways summary
- 42:30Q&A session
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