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Design, build, and document APIs.

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REST API Design & Documentation

Design APIs with OpenAPI.

REST API for [APP] resources [RESOURCES] auth [AUTH_METHOD] format [FORMAT]. Resource modeling, endpoints (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE), request/response schemas, status codes, error format, pagination, auth, rate limiting, OpenAPI spec.

Variables

APPRESOURCESAUTH_METHODFORMAT
CODE⚡ 5K uses📋 GPT-4, Gemini

GraphQL Schema Designer

Design GraphQL schemas.

GraphQL schema for [APP] with types [DATA_TYPES] queries [QUERIES] mutations [MUTATIONS]. Schema (queries, mutations, subscriptions), input types, enums, resolvers pattern, DataLoader, auth directives.

Variables

APPDATA_TYPESQUERIESMUTATIONS
CODE⚡ 4K uses📋 GPT-4, Claude

API Error Handling Patterns

Implement consistent error handling.

Error handling for [API_TYPE] in [LANGUAGE] with [FRAMEWORK]. Error classes (validation, auth, not found, rate limit), global handler, consistent JSON errors, logging, monitoring, client SDK handling.

Variables

API_TYPELANGUAGEFRAMEWORK
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API Authentication & Authorization

Implement JWT, OAuth2, API keys.

Auth for [API_TYPE] with methods [AUTH_METHODS] in [LANGUAGE] on [FRAMEWORK] with roles [ROLES]. JWT (access+refresh tokens), OAuth2, API key management, bcrypt, RBAC middleware, rate limiting, security headers.

Variables

API_TYPEAUTH_METHODSLANGUAGEFRAMEWORKROLES
CODE⚡ 3K uses📋 GPT-4, Gemini

API Rate Limiter

Implement rate limiting.

Rate limiter for [PLATFORM] in [LANGUAGE] with [FRAMEWORK] storage [STORAGE]. Token bucket, sliding window, fixed window. Per-user/IP limits, tiered limits (free/pro/enterprise), Redis backend, headers, graceful handling.

Variables

PLATFORMLANGUAGEFRAMEWORKSTORAGE
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API Versioning & Migration Strategy

Design versioning and migration plans.

Versioning for [API_NAME] current v[CURRENT_VERSION] built with [LANGUAGE] on [FRAMEWORK]. URI/header/query strategies. Breaking/non-breaking changes, deprecation policy (sunset headers), migration guide.

Variables

API_NAMECURRENT_VERSIONLANGUAGEFRAMEWORK
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Webhook Receiver Pattern

Implement webhook receivers securely.

Webhook receiver for [SERVICE] in [LANGUAGE]. Endpoint: POST /webhooks/[PROVIDER]. Signature verification (HMAC), idempotency (dedup key), retry handling, rate limiting, event queuing (async processing), logging, monitoring. Provider-specific: [PROVIDER] format.

Variables

SERVICEPROVIDERLANGUAGEEVENTS
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API Pagination Pattern

Implement pagination for REST/GraphQL APIs.

Pagination for [API] in [LANGUAGE] supporting cursor-based and offset-based. Cursor: encoded opaque cursor, hasNextPage relay style. Offset: page/limit, total count, max page size. Sort/filter parameters. Performance: keyset pagination for large datasets.

Variables

APILANGUAGEMAX_PAGESORT
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