8 Pragmatic REST API Design Tips (From Real Projects)

Check out Pragmatic REST APIs: https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/pragm... 🚀 Support me on Patreon to access the source code:   / milanjovanovic   ☄️ Master the Modular Monolith Architecture: https://bit.ly/3SXlzSt 📌 Accelerate your Clean Architecture skills: https://bit.ly/3PupkOJ Designing clean, consistent, and maintainable REST APIs doesn’t have to be complicated. In this video, I’ll show you 8 pragmatic design tips that I use in production — from choosing the right HTTP methods and status codes, to structuring responses, errors, and pagination. You’ll learn: How to design consistent resource URIs When to use POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE How to pick the right status codes Why plural nouns matter for resource naming How to structure error responses with ProblemDetails When to use envelopes and pagination How to include hypermedia links A complete working example with the DevHabit API These are practical patterns you can apply to your next project — no fluff, no over-engineering. Reference: Zalando RESTful API Guidelines - https://opensource.zalando.com/restfu... 🧠 Get my in-depth .NET courses: https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/courses Join my weekly .NET newsletter: https://www.milanjovanovic.tech Read my Blog here: https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog Subscribe for more:    / @milanjovanovictech   Chapters