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Design, build and operate APIs in a consistent way
Structuring, designing and publishing your API documentation
Guidance on designing, building and running application programming interfaces (APIs), as well as standards for delivering the best service to users.
Reduce development overhead and time to deployment by standardising how teams design, launch and manage APIs in your organisation.
This guidance covers the tools and processes you need to help you write your API reference documentation
How you can test and manage your API when it is in beta development.
How you can test and manage your API when it is in alpha development.
Understand the challenges and considerations around using GraphQL such as security, versioning, caching, tooling and team skills.
Optimise your API service level indicators based on your user needs.
This guidance covers how to run your API as a service, including building the team you will need and the lifecycle of your API
How to manage and support your live API.
Contact the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) to get a domain for your API on GOV.UK.
How you can test and manage your API when it is in discovery.
Use a reference architecture to develop a public sector organisation’s technology and how it shares data across government.
Using and creating application programming interfaces (APIs).
Watch our caseworkers' top tips to make sure your applications are complete and correct. Avoid more than 20 common requisition points.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
The following web-based application programming interface (API) standards guidance will help your organisation deliver the best possible services to users.
Instructions for integrating with the new production MORE platform API.
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