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API design principles and decision-making. REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC selection, response formats, versioning, pagination.

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API design principles and decision-making. REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC selection, response formats, versioning, pagination.

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---
name: api-patterns
description: "API design principles and decision-making. REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC selection, response formats, versioning, pagination."
risk: unknown
source: community
date_added: "2026-02-27"
---

# API Patterns

> API design principles and decision-making for 2025.
> **Learn to THINK, not copy fixed patterns.**

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## 📑 Content Map

| File | Description | When to Read |
|------|-------------|--------------|
| `api-style.md` | REST vs GraphQL vs tRPC decision tree | Choosing API type |
| `rest.md` | Resource naming, HTTP methods, status codes | Designing REST API |
| `response.md` | Envelope pattern, error format, pagination | Response structure |
| `graphql.md` | Schema design, when to use, security | Considering GraphQL |
| `trpc.md` | TypeScript monorepo, type safety | TS fullstack projects |
| `versioning.md` | URI/Header/Query versioning | API evolution planning |
| `auth.md` | JWT, OAuth, Passkey, API Keys | Auth pattern selection |