API-first development is one of the hottest technical topics nowadays since many companies have started to realize that APIs serves as a multiplier to their opportunities — but it amplifies the design mistakes as well.

This book is written to share expertise and describe best practices in designing and developing APIs. It comprises six sections dedicated to the following topics:

Illustration & inspiration: art.mari.ka.

You might download ‘The API’ in PDF / EPUB or read it online.

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This book is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International licence.

Source code available at github.com/twirl/The-API-Book

About the Author

Sergey Konstantinov has been working with APIs for over a decade. He began his career as a software engineer in the Maps API division at Yandex and eventually became the head of the service. In this role, he was responsible for both technical architecture and product management.

During this tenure, Sergey gained unique experience in building world-class APIs with a daily audience of tens of millions, planning roadmaps for such a service, and delivering numerous public speeches. Additionaly, he served as a member of the W3C Technical Architecture Group for a year and a half.

After being nine years in Maps, Sergey transitioned to technical lead roles in other departments and companies. In these positions, he led integration efforts and was responsible for the technical architecture of entire business units. Currently, Sergey resides in Tallinn, Estonia, and works as a staff software engineer at Bolt.

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