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Designing JSON APIs

Best practices for designing REST and GraphQL JSON APIs: status codes, envelope patterns, and content-type headers.

JSON API Architecture Standards

Consistent API response structures reduce integration friction for mobile and web clients.

json
// Standard API Response Envelope
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": "101",
    "type": "user"
  },
  "error": null
}

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Content-Type header should be used for JSON APIs?

Use Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8.

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