: Provide enough info for a developer to fix the issue without leaking sensitive system details (like stack traces). 4. Rate Limiting & Throttling
: Return a 429 Too Many Requests status to tell the client to slow down. 5. Clear Documentation & Versioning API CheatSquad
Protect your system from being overwhelmed by too many requests, whether intentional (DDoS) or accidental (loops in client code). : Provide enough info for a developer to
: Use industry standards like OAuth 2.0 or JWT (JSON Web Tokens) . : Use Swagger/OpenAPI to generate interactive documentation
: Use Swagger/OpenAPI to generate interactive documentation.
: Ensure users can only access the specific resources required for that feature. For example, a "User" should not be able to call an "Admin" delete endpoint. 3. Meaningful Error Handling A solid feature doesn't just crash; it fails gracefully.