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API-First Architecture

API-First Architecture: Robust and documented APIs for system integration

Definition

A design approach where the API is defined before the user interface.

Usage example

Design of our projects around a central Directus API serving as the single source of truth, then feeding various frontends (Astro Site, Mobile App, CRM) via documented RESTful or GraphQL endpoints.

Synonyms

API-First ArchitectureAPI-First DesignHeadless Architecture

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