API Design & Development
Design and build APIs that must scale for AI-driven systems
Design and develop scalable APIs using OpenAPI, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and event-driven patterns. Learn how AI is transforming API design, enabling intelligent interfaces, automation, and modern API architectures.
API Design & Development
Learn from Industry Leaders about:
- OpenAPI & Contract-First Design: Define APIs with OpenAPI and contract-first approaches to enable consistency, collaboration, and scalable API governance.
- AI-Ready API Design: Design APIs for AI-powered applications, enabling AI agents, automation, and machine-to-machine API interactions.
- REST, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs: Design and develop APIs with the right architectural style for performance, flexibility, and different client needs.
- Event-Driven & Async APIs: Build event-driven APIs with Webhooks, WebSockets, and AsyncAPI for real-time, scalable integrations.
- API Versioning & Lifecycle Management: Manage API evolution, versioning, and backward compatibility across distributed systems.
- API Testing & Developer Experience: Ensure API quality with automated testing, contract validation, and strong developer experience (DX).
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