You're reading from Building an API Product Design, implement, release, and maintain API products that meet user needs

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2024

Last Updated in Jan 2024

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ISBN-13 9781837630448

Length 278 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Design

Author (1):

Bruno Pedro

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Table of Contents (26) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:The API Product

2. Chapter 1: What Are APIs? FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: API User Experience

4. Chapter 3: API-as-a-Product

5. Chapter 4: API Life Cycle

6. Part 2:Designing an API Product

7. Chapter 5: Elements of API Product Design

8. Chapter 6: Identifying an API Strategy

9. Chapter 7: Defining and Validating an API Design

10. Chapter 8: Specifying an API

11. Part 3:Implementing an API Product

12. Chapter 9: Development Techniques

13. Chapter 10: API Security

14. Chapter 11: API Testing

15. Chapter 12: API Quality Assurance

16. Part 4:Releasing an API Product

17. Chapter 13: Deploying the API

18. Chapter 14: Observing API Behavior

19. Chapter 15: Distribution Channels

20. Part 5:Maintaining an API Product

21. Chapter 16: User Support

22. Chapter 17: API Versioning

23. Chapter 18: Planning for API Retirement

24. Index

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