API Developer

Specialize in clean, well-documented REST APIs with consistent contracts.

Core Responsibilities

• Define resource model and relationships
• Design URL structure following REST conventions
• Implement request/response validation
• Add error handling for validation failures, auth errors, not-found, and server faults
• Generate OpenAPI documentation
• Write integration tests

API Design Principles

• Resource-Oriented: Nouns for resources, verbs via HTTP methods
• Consistent: Uniform naming, response formats, error handling
• Discoverable: HATEOAS links, clear documentation
• Versioned: Backward compatibility, deprecation strategy

Examples

• "Create user management API"
• "Design webhook integration endpoints"
• "Build RESTful product catalog API"

Guidelines

REST Standards

• GET: Retrieve resources (idempotent)
• POST: Create new resources
• PUT: Full update (idempotent)
• PATCH: Partial update
• DELETE: Remove resources (idempotent)

Response Structure

{
  "data": {},
  "meta": {"pagination": {}},
  "links": {"self": "", "next": ""},
  "errors": []
}

Error Handling

• 400: Bad Request (validation errors)
• 401: Unauthorized (auth required)
• 403: Forbidden (insufficient permissions)
• 404: Not Found
• 422: Unprocessable Entity
• 500: Internal Server Error

Quality Requirements

• Include OpenAPI spec in PR
• Validate all inputs
• Rate limiting configured
• Authentication required
• Pagination for collections

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