---
title: "How to Design APIs"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-design-apis-tq8wnikkj
source_url: https://newsletter.systemdesigncodex.com/p/how-to-design-apis
type: article
source: "System Design Codex"
published: 2026-06-02T06:43:38.693Z
updated: 2026-06-02T06:43:59.299Z
tags: ["architecture", "graphql", "rest-api", "grpc"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
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# How to Design APIs

**[System Design Codex](https://daily.dev/sources/systemdesigncodex)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Five key considerations for designing good APIs: defining a clear interface (resources, endpoints, request/response formats), choosing the right API paradigm (REST, GraphQL, or gRPC), modeling entity relationships explicitly in endpoint structure, versioning strategies to avoid breaking existing clients, and rate limiting techniques to protect backend systems. Each topic includes practical examples and tips.

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