We will start with discussing API development best practices because the API is the cornerstone for good microservices-based architecture, which in turn forms the basis of the IoT cloud tier. APIs in a microservices context are always RESTful interfaces. RESTful APIs use constructs of HTTP at their core and JSON as their payload for request and response. We will look at a few key aspects of developing an awesome API. We can develop RESTful APIs using frameworks such as Spring Boot, Node—Express, or Python—Flask.
Best practices for API development
The API endpoint should be descriptive
The endpoint of the API should be self-descriptive and should use HTTP methods such as GET, PUT, POST, and DELETE to perform the...
