10 Essential Node.js REST API Best Practices Every Backend Engineer Should Follow
Discover the top ten Node.js REST API best practices—from proper HTTP verbs and status codes to JWT authentication, rate limiting, and effective documentation—offered by RisingStack engineer Gergely Nemeth, with real‑world examples like GitHub, Twilio, Stripe, and DigitalOcean APIs.
RisingStack engineer Gergely Nemeth summarizes ten best practices for building REST APIs with Node.js.
Use the correct HTTP verbs for API routes.
Use appropriate HTTP status codes.
Transmit metadata via HTTP headers.
Choose the right framework.
Perform black‑box testing of the API.
Use JWT for stateless authentication.
Leverage conditional requests.
Implement rate limiting.
Create effective API documentation.
Stay aware of future directions for APIs.
For practical examples, consider studying the GitHub API, Twilio API, Stripe API, and DigitalOcean API.
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