API Best Practices Articles and In-Depth Guides
A collection of API Best Practices articles. Learn to master API development and API management with our in-depth guides.
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How to Implement API Key Authentication: A Complete Guide
Learn how to implement API key authentication from scratch — generation, secure storage, validation, rotation, and per-key rate limiting with practical code examples.
CI/CD for API Gateways: Pipeline Templates and Multi-Environment Deployment
Set up CI/CD pipelines for your API gateway with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI templates, multi-environment deployment, branch previews, and rollback strategies.
Your Developer Portal Is Losing You 80% of Signups: Here's How to Fix It
Most developer portals are conversion disasters. Slow signup, confusing navigation, and hidden pricing are costing you customers. Let's fix that.
The Stripe Model: How Transaction-Based Pricing Built a Multi-Billion Dollar API Company
Stripe charges 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. This simple model built one of the most valuable private companies in tech. Here's what every API company can learn from it.
The Silent Revenue Killer: How Failed Payments Are Destroying Your API Business
Payment recovery tools save businesses billions annually. Most API companies don't even know how much they're losing to failed payments. Here's how to stop the bleeding.
The Hidden Math Behind API Credit Systems: A Deep Dive
Credit-based pricing is taking over the API world. But the math behind setting credit values is surprisingly complex. Here's how the pros do it.
The Free Tier Paradox: Why Generous APIs Create More Paying Customers
Conventional wisdom says free tiers cannibalize revenue. The data says the opposite: the most successful API companies give away more than their competitors. Here's the counterintuitive math behind the free tier paradox.
The 10x Cheaper AI Era: Why Your API Pricing Strategy Is Already Obsolete
AI inference costs are dropping 10x per year. If you're still pricing your AI-powered API like it's 2024, you're either leaving money on the table or about to get disrupted.
Rate Limiting Without the Rage: A 2026 Guide That Developers Won't Hate
Rate limiting is table stakes for API monetization. But most implementations make developers furious. Here's how to protect your infrastructure while keeping your users happy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Key best practices include consistent naming conventions, versioning your API, providing clear documentation, using secure authentication methods, and implementing rate limiting to avoid abuse.
