Summary
Frameworks like FastAPI, which provide an intuitive interface and are well documented, make it really easy. What does it take to maintain a robust REST API that other developers love using, that always works as expected and scales well? This article offers an opinionated overview of REST API best practices.
Rate limiting can be implemented at different levels of your stack, including the network level, your application code, or a combination of these. A good API performs longer running tasks in the background using a task queue and worker system. This avoids keeping client connections open for extended periods.