Scalability Essentials for APIs in High-Traffic Services
When developing APIs for services in a company with a large user base, scalability becomes a critical consideration. Scaling an API in production for such a company requires keeping certain fundamentals in mind. Today, Iβll discuss a few key points that you should also keep in mind when approaching this challenge. Hereβs a breakdown of some key techniques and strategies you can use: API Optimizations Reduce Payload Size: Send only the necessary data in responses and avoid including unnecessary properties, as every byte contributes to network overhead, even if itβs just a single byte. ...