Web APIs & REST: Building HTTP-Based Services the Right Way

Short summary

A practical guide to REST API design covering resource modeling, HTTP methods, status codes, versioning, pagination, error handling, and HATEOAS with ASP.NET Core code examples. It explains Fielding's original architectural constraints alongside the pragmatic conventions most teams actually follow, helping developers understand both what to do and why. The guide also catalogs common anti-patterns like RPC-style verb endpoints and improper nesting of resources.

• •Covers REST principles from Fielding's constraints through pragmatic real-world conventions with ASP.NET Core examples
• •Details HTTP methods, status codes, pagination, versioning, error handling, and HATEOAS
• •Includes anti-patterns and a quick reference table for correct resource modeling

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