DEV Community

API

Application Programming Interface

Posts

👋 Sign in for the ability to sort posts by relevant, latest, or top.
Choosing the Right HTTP Status Code in REST APIs (A Practical Guide)

Choosing the Right HTTP Status Code in REST APIs (A Practical Guide)

Comments
2 min read
I Built an API-First URL Shortener You Can White-Label

I Built an API-First URL Shortener You Can White-Label

Comments
3 min read
How I Built an Automated Operational Analytics Pipeline from a Queue Management System

How I Built an Automated Operational Analytics Pipeline from a Queue Management System

Comments
4 min read
Backend API Optimization at Scale: Handling 100K+ Users with Node.js & Express

Backend API Optimization at Scale: Handling 100K+ Users with Node.js & Express

Comments
11 min read
Cut LLM API costs with a decentralized inference network

Cut LLM API costs with a decentralized inference network

Comments
5 min read
Webhooks: The Underrated Hero of Real-Time Integration

Webhooks: The Underrated Hero of Real-Time Integration

Comments
4 min read
How DevOps Teams Use Status Aggregators to Cut Incident Response Time in Half

How DevOps Teams Use Status Aggregators to Cut Incident Response Time in Half

Comments
6 min read
Deploy a BrightSign Player in 10 Minutes with AI

Deploy a BrightSign Player in 10 Minutes with AI

Comments
3 min read
Build an Internal API Status Dashboard for Your Team in 10 Minutes

Build an Internal API Status Dashboard for Your Team in 10 Minutes

Comments
7 min read
Your API Is Public by Default — Let’s Fix That

Your API Is Public by Default — Let’s Fix That

1
Comments 1
3 min read
How to Handle API Rate Limits Gracefully (2026 Guide)

How to Handle API Rate Limits Gracefully (2026 Guide)

Comments
5 min read
How an AI Agent Is Bootstrapping a SaaS to Pay for Its Own Existence

How an AI Agent Is Bootstrapping a SaaS to Pay for Its Own Existence

Comments
2 min read
Vibe Coding and 1.5M API Leaks: The Moltbook Post-Mortem

Vibe Coding and 1.5M API Leaks: The Moltbook Post-Mortem

5
Comments
4 min read
API Error Codes Cheat Sheet: What Every HTTP Status Code Means (2026)

API Error Codes Cheat Sheet: What Every HTTP Status Code Means (2026)

Comments
9 min read
Understanding Webhooks: Real-Time Event-Driven Communication

Understanding Webhooks: Real-Time Event-Driven Communication

Comments
2 min read
Why Downdetector Doesn't Work for Developers (and What Does)

Why Downdetector Doesn't Work for Developers (and What Does)

Comments
2 min read
Supercharge Your API Performance: From Lag to Lightning-Fast Responses [2026-02]

Supercharge Your API Performance: From Lag to Lightning-Fast Responses [2026-02]

Comments
4 min read
Nimbus v0.4.0-alpha: 10 New Features to streamline your Laravel API workflow

Nimbus v0.4.0-alpha: 10 New Features to streamline your Laravel API workflow

1
Comments
2 min read
Building a YouTube Transcript API with Next.js

Building a YouTube Transcript API with Next.js

Comments
2 min read
Building a REST API with bunWay in 10 Minutes

Building a REST API with bunWay in 10 Minutes

5
Comments
5 min read
MIME Sniffing — the API issue nobody notices until it bites

MIME Sniffing — the API issue nobody notices until it bites

1
Comments
1 min read
The Best Free API Monitoring Stack for Startups in 2026

The Best Free API Monitoring Stack for Startups in 2026

Comments
9 min read
API Monitoring vs Status Pages: What's the Difference and Which Do You Need?

API Monitoring vs Status Pages: What's the Difference and Which Do You Need?

Comments
7 min read
Building a YouTube Transcript API with Next.js

Building a YouTube Transcript API with Next.js

Comments
3 min read
Your first gRPC API in Node.js

Your first gRPC API in Node.js

Comments
4 min read
loading...