With all of the love and proclamations about REST, we can sometimes forget that it’s simply one of many options. REST is a very good standard for a wide variety of APIs, but there are other API design styles for more nuanced scenarios. Read more
Posts Tagged: WebHooks
What is WebSub? Common Cases and Implementations
Uniting publishers and subscribers, WebSub has become a well-adopted method for updating content on the internet. Since the protocol can be used for any data type accessible via HTTP, it’s a popular method for communicating notifications and changes, and is a great alternative to the constant server polling of the past. Read more
WebHooks vs WebSub: Which Is Better For Real-Time Event Streaming?
Featuring Platform Summit 2017 speaker Audrey Neveu
Streaming and real-time are the new fashion. Developers want their applications to provide an interactive experience — this implies not only receiving data in real time, but also being able to stream events. But for someone first digging into WebHooks and WebSub, the lack of documentation on terminologies can be confusing. Read more
5 Protocols For Event-Driven API Architectures
The internet is a system of communication, and as such, the relationship between client and server, as well as server to server, is one of the most oft-discussed and hotly contested concepts. event-driven architecture is a methodology of defining these relationships, and creating systems within a specific set of relationships that allow for extensive functionality. Read more
API Mediation: Why You Need an API Experience Layer
The API economy has ushered in a new era of application integration, causing a sea change across enterprise IT and application providers alike. APIs are providing access to data securely across firewalls, enabling new business models and offering a platform that supports the development of new digital products. Read more
