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16 Principles of API Design: A Visual Guide

I've created this infographic to encapsulate the essential principles of robust API design.

Whether you're a seasoned API architect or just starting out, these guidelines can help ensure your APIs
are user-friendly, secure, and built to last.

Key principles include:

1. User-Centric Design
2. Consistency
3. Statelessness
4. Resource-Oriented Architecture
5. Versioning
6. Security
7. Error Handling
8. Documentation
9. Scalability
10. Performance
11. Idempotency
12. Monitoring and Logging
13. Testability
14. Modularity
15. Backward Compatibility
16. Standards Compliance

Each principle is crucial for creating APIs that are not only functional but also maintainable and
developer-friendly.

Which of these principles do you find most challenging to implement? Are there any you'd add to this
list?

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