27/08/2026
An API is often described as a technical connection between systems.
But it is also a promise about how those systems will communicate.
What information will be available?
In what format?
How will changes be introduced?
What happens when a request fails?
When these expectations are unclear, even a small change in one system can create problems elsewhere.
Well-designed APIs require consistency, predictable behaviour and clear ownership not only working endpoints.
Because successful integrations depend just as much on good agreements as they do on good code.