API Gateway Guide

Taking REST beyond CRUD

Author : James Higginbotham

Today’s REST-based APIs have had a positive impact on both developers and business. We have moved beyond complex, expensive stacks of middleware and to a lightweight, easier to integrate approach using REST and CRUD-based patterns.

A guide for when (and how) to version your API

Author : James Higginbotham

Whether you have a single API product or you manage multiple APIs across business lines, one thing is common: having an API versioning strategy is important.

Which kind of API is the right one for your next project?

Author : James Higginbotham

We use the term ‘web API’ to mean any kind of API exposed over the network, typically using HTTP. Not all APIs are the same, however. Each type of web API delivers different…

5 things to do before taking your private API public

Author : James Higginbotham

Across my various clients, I see a common trend — private APIs outnumber public APIs at least 10-to-1. Some private APIs are for internal use within the corporate firewall. Others are…

Using Tyk and Git to source-control your APIs

Using Git to source-control your APIs