--- title: How to learn API? | daily.dev description: Learn the essentials of API development, including core protocols, architecture styles, and security practices. Discover best practices for designing,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-learn-api--cyyytrgvp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to learn API? | daily.dev og:description: Learn the essentials of API development, including core protocols, architecture styles, and security practices. Discover best practices for designing,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-learn-api--cyyytrgvp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CYyYtRgvp.png og:image:alt: How to learn API? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to learn API? **[Tech World With Milan](https://daily.dev/sources/techworld-with-milan)** · 11 min read · 1246 upvotes · 33 comments ## Summary Learn the essentials of API development, including core protocols, architecture styles, and security practices. Discover best practices for designing, documenting, and testing APIs, alongside a curated list of resources to aid in your API journey. Avoid common API anti-patterns with practical examples and tips. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@khlo** · 5 upvotes > Interesting 🥰 **@bryanthegoalieyt** · 1 upvotes > I've often wondered about API's. Thank you for this post! **@cosgrave** · 1 upvotes > 11m read / lifetime of reading, haha. Very thorough, will come back for this. **@pabllo** · 0 upvotes > Good one! Thanks for share **@lelen** · 0 upvotes > Super valuable roadmap! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#architecture](https://daily.dev/tags/architecture) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-learn-api--cyyytrgvp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"How to learn API?","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-learn-api--cyyytrgvp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-learn-api--cyyytrgvp"},"datePublished":"2024-11-14T16:04:04.092Z","dateModified":"2024-12-08T20:27:26.548Z","description":"Learn the essentials of API development, including core protocols, architecture styles, and security practices. 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