E388 - How to Design REST APIs That Developers Actually Trust

A great REST API does more than return the right data. It makes the right way to use that data obvious.

In this episode, David and Sophia break down the fundamental API design patterns that turn a chaotic backend into a predictable, developer-friendly system. From resource naming and HTTP methods to idempotency, status codes, versioning, and pagination, they explore the decisions that make an API easier to build against, maintain, and scale.

You’ll learn why an API should be treated like a user interface for developers—and why consistency can matter more than rigidly foll...