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API endpoint

API endpoint ka simple matlab: API ka specific address + action jahan aap request bhejte ho aur…

Overview

API endpoint — Quick Facts

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Field: Value

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Type: Web API concept / interface surface

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Identified by: URL (route) + HTTP method

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Common methods: GET, POST, PUT/PATCH, DELETE

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Overview

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Client (browser/app/service)…

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Server validate karta hai (auth,…

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Business logic chalti hai.

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Response aata hai (success ya…

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Definition

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GET /v1/users/{id} (read)

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POST /v1/users (create)

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Why endpoints matter

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Consistency: predictable endpoints…

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Security: endpoint boundary par…

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Change management: endpoint…

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Observability: metrics/logs/traces…

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How an endpoint is identified (URL + method)

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URL path (route)

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HTTP method (GET/POST/...)

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Headers (auth token, content-type,…

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Query parameters…

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Endpoint design patterns (conceptual)

🔑 Common patterns (resource-style) yeh hote hain: | Pattern | Example | Use-case | Pitfalls…

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Parameters and payloads (conceptual)

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Path params: identity / scope…

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Query params: filters, sort,…

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Headers: auth, trace, locale

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Body: create/update payload

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Responses and error model (conceptual)

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data

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metadata (optional)

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trace/correlation id (optional)

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stable error code…

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Versioning and compatibility

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URL versioning (/v1/...) ek common…

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Header based versioning bhi…

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backward-compatible change: new…

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breaking change: required field…

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Reliability patterns

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Typically create/payment style…

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Retries safe tab hote hain jab…

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Timeouts define karna important…

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Performance and limits

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page/limit

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cursor based

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Limits, windows, aur policies…

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Security considerations

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Authentication required (unless…

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Authorization checks per resource

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Input validation + output filtering

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Sensitive data masking

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Observability and operations

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latency (p50/p95/p99)

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error rate

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traffic volume

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saturation (DB/cache)

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Documentation and change management

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endpoint purpose

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auth requirements

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request/response examples…

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error codes list

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Checklist (table)

✨ | Checklist item | Done criteria | |---|---| | Naming consistent | endpoints follow same…

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Glossary

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Endpoint: API ka specific request…

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Route: server-side mapping from…

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Resource: entity/model jisko API…

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URL/URI: address/identifier format…

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API endpoint

API endpoint — Quick Facts

Field: Value

Type: Web API concept / interface surface

Identified by: URL (route) + HTTP method

Common methods: GET, POST, PUT/PATCH, DELETE

Overview

Client (browser/app/service)…

Server validate karta hai (auth,…

Business logic chalti hai.

Response aata hai (success ya…

Definition

GET /v1/users/{id} (read)

POST /v1/users (create)

Why endpoints matter

Consistency: predictable endpoints…

Security: endpoint boundary par…

Change management: endpoint…

Observability: metrics/logs/traces…

How an endpoint is identified (URL + method)

URL path (route)

HTTP method (GET/POST/...)

Headers (auth token, content-type,…

Query parameters…

Endpoint design patterns (conceptual)

Parameters and payloads (conceptual)

Path params: identity / scope…

Query params: filters, sort,…

Headers: auth, trace, locale

Body: create/update payload

Responses and error model (conceptual)

data

metadata (optional)

trace/correlation id (optional)

stable error code…

Versioning and compatibility

URL versioning (/v1/...) ek common…

Header based versioning bhi…

backward-compatible change: new…

breaking change: required field…

Reliability patterns

Typically create/payment style…

Retries safe tab hote hain jab…

Timeouts define karna important…

Performance and limits

page/limit

cursor based

Limits, windows, aur policies…

Security considerations

Authentication required (unless…

Authorization checks per resource

Input validation + output filtering

Sensitive data masking

Observability and operations

latency (p50/p95/p99)

error rate

traffic volume

saturation (DB/cache)

Documentation and change management

endpoint purpose

auth requirements

request/response examples…

error codes list

Checklist (table)

Glossary

Endpoint: API ka specific request…

Route: server-side mapping from…

Resource: entity/model jisko API…

URL/URI: address/identifier format…

Visual Flow

See Also

API

API documentation

API gateway

API integration

API compatibility

REST

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