interagent/http-api-design
Http Api Design
This project provides a comprehensive framework of standards and conventions for designing consistent, predictable, and maintainable web services. It establishes a resource-oriented architecture that utilizes uniform HTTP methods and status codes to structure communication across distributed software systems.
The guide emphasizes a standardized approach to API evolution and data management, focusing on techniques such as header-based versioning to maintain backward compatibility and range-header pagination to handle large datasets. It also defines patterns for structured error representation and request-scoped traceability, which facilitate debugging and observability within complex service environments.
Beyond core architectural patterns, the documentation covers strategies for optimizing performance through cache validation and efficient data retrieval. It also outlines practices for securing connections and managing resource metadata to ensure reliable and predictable interactions between services.
