API
33 items tagged with "api"
Standards2
GraphQL July-2023 Spec
Adhering to GraphQL standards during migration projects is crucial for achieving interoperability, reducing risk, and future-proofing your API infrastructure. By following best practices in schema definition, query optimization, and security, teams can ensure a seamless transition while maintaining compliance and enhancing performance.
OpenAPI Specification 3.1.0
Language-agnostic interface description for HTTP APIs. 3.1 aligns fully with JSON Schema 2020-12.
Tutorials2
Migrations6
ASP.NET Web API 2 to ASP.NET Core Migration
Migrate ASP.NET Web API 2 services to ASP.NET Core Minimal APIs or Controllers
Django REST Framework to FastAPI Migration
Migrate DRF APIs to FastAPI with explicit schemas and new auth/middleware patterns
Express.js to Fastify Migration
Migrate Express middleware and routes to Fastify with schema validation and performance tuning
Flask to FastAPI Migration
Migrate Python APIs from Flask to FastAPI with async support and OpenAPI-first contracts
GraphQL to tRPC Migration
Migrate from GraphQL to type-safe tRPC endpoints
REST API to GraphQL Migration
Convert REST APIs to GraphQL schema with resolvers
Products3
Comparisons3
REST vs GraphQL
REST exposes many resource-oriented endpoints; GraphQL exposes one typed endpoint where clients request exactly the fields they need.
GraphQL vs gRPC
GraphQL is a client-driven query language for flexible APIs; gRPC is a high-performance binary RPC framework. Each targets different API problems.
REST vs SOAP
SOAP is a rigid XML-based messaging protocol with built-in standards; REST is a lightweight resource-oriented HTTP style. Both expose web services.
FAQs8
Can I use Vibgrate programmatically in my own code?
Yes. Import types from @vibgrate/cli@latest for type-safe access to scan artifacts: import type { VibgrateConfig, ScanArtifact, DriftScore, Finding } ...
What is the difference between REST and GraphQL?
REST exposes data through multiple fixed endpoints, each returning a predefined resource representation, and relies on HTTP verbs and status codes. Gr...
What is rate limiting and how does it work?
Rate limiting caps how many requests a client may make in a given window to protect a service from overload, abuse, and runaway costs. Common algorith...
What does idempotency mean in APIs?
An operation is idempotent if performing it multiple times has the same effect as performing it once. In HTTP, GET, PUT, and DELETE are defined as ide...
What is an idempotency key?
An idempotency key is a unique client-generated identifier, often a UUID, sent with a request so the server can recognize and safely deduplicate retri...
What is a webhook?
A webhook is a way for one system to push real-time notifications to another by sending an HTTP POST to a URL the receiver registered in advance. Inst...
What are common API versioning strategies?
API versioning lets you evolve an interface without breaking existing clients. Common approaches are URI versioning (`/v1/orders`), which is explicit ...
What is an API key and how is it different from a token?
An API key is a static secret string that identifies and authenticates a calling application or project, usually passed in a header and tied to a set ...
Glossaries8
GraphQL
GraphQL is a query language and runtime for APIs that lets clients request exactly the fields they need from a single endpoint, returning a precisely shaped response.
gRPC
gRPC is a high-performance remote procedure call framework that uses HTTP/2 for transport and Protocol Buffers for compact, strongly typed message serialization.
Webhook
A webhook is an HTTP callback that one system sends to a user-supplied URL when an event occurs, pushing data to subscribers instead of requiring them to poll for changes.
Rate Limiting
Rate limiting is a technique that caps how many requests a client may make to a service within a time window, protecting capacity and enforcing fair usage.
Idempotency
Idempotency is the property that performing an operation multiple times produces the same result as performing it once, making safe retries possible in distributed systems.
Pagination
Pagination is the practice of dividing a large result set into smaller, ordered pages so that an API returns data in manageable chunks rather than all at once.
Protocol Buffers
Protocol Buffers is a language-neutral, binary serialization format from Google that uses a schema definition to encode structured data compactly and efficiently.
Server-Sent Events
Server-Sent Events (SSE) is a web standard that lets a server push a continuous, one-way stream of text updates to a client over a single long-lived HTTP connection.