api-design
7 posts
One default shape for long-running work across a browser SPA and a mobile app, with the cases where it should be overridden.
A practical introduction to idempotency for developers building APIs, payment flows, and message consumers. Covers HTTP method semantics, idempotency keys, database upserts, and common pitfalls with working Node.js examples.
How Zapier MCP provides action-level whitelisting, credential isolation, and human-in-the-loop approval for AI agents. A managed alternative to custom scoped proxies for multi-app API governance.
Why production teams replace broad MCP access with scoped API proxies. Covers Atlassian (Jira/Confluence), Google Workspace, and Notion with FastAPI proxy, CLI wrapper, and n8n examples.
A comprehensive guide to API versioning strategies covering URL vs header approaches, breaking changes, deprecation with Sunset headers, AWS API Gateway patterns, GraphQL evolution, and consumer-driven contract testing.
Learn how MCP standardizes AI tool integration, with TypeScript examples for building servers, managing security, and optimizing performance in production.
A practical comparison of headless CMS solutions - Strapi, Contentful, Kontent, and Storyblok - including image management with Cloudinary and framework integration patterns for web and mobile applications.