Mi Amigo, the API

API stands for

Application Programming Interface—

but to me, it’s a friend,

a bridge where systems talk.

APIs know how requests for data,

for action, should be made,

what formats to follow,

how responses should return.

A quiet friend,

allowing apps to share

without needing to know

each other’s inner gears.

Best practices for API design?

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: A steady guide,

using HTTP methods

(GET, POST, PUT, DELETE),

keeping names aligned.

𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: My friend adapts,

evolving without breaking

what already works.

𝗘𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: Honest and clear,

telling you what went wrong

so you can make it right.

𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆: My friend guards secrets,

with OAuth and encryption—

no leaks, no slips!

𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘀: Always there to help,

guiding developers with a hand

that never wavers.

We need this friend—

to build systems that grow,

modular, scalable,

where front-end and back-end

speak without touching,

systems decoupled, safe, fast.

Each system evolves alone,

yet always connected by our amigo,

the API.