#api

Brouillon de traduction automatique (French) for "Webhook": A user-defined HTTP callback that fires automatically when a specific event occurs in a source system. Rather than polling an API repeatedly, webhooks push data to a listener URL the moment something happens — making integrations real-time and efficient.

“Exemple en brouillon: We set up a webhook so Slack gets notified instantly every time a new definition is published.”

Brouillon de traduction automatique (French) for "Idempotency": The property of an operation where performing it multiple times produces the same result as performing it once. Idempotent API endpoints are critical for safe retries — if a network error occurs, the client can re-send the request without fear of duplicating side effects like charges or database records.

“Exemple en brouillon: Pass an idempotency key with payment requests so retries don't charge the customer twice.”

Brouillon de traduction automatique (French) for "Rate Limiting": A technique for controlling the frequency of requests a client can make to an API or service within a given time window. Rate limiting protects systems from abuse, prevents overload, and ensures fair resource allocation among consumers. Responses typically include headers indicating current usage and remaining quota.

“Exemple en brouillon: The API returned a 429 Too Many Requests error once rate limiting kicked in at 100 calls per minute.”

Brouillon de traduction automatique (French) for "API-First": A design philosophy where the API contract is defined and agreed upon before any implementation begins. API-first teams treat the API as the product — writing the specification first (e.g., in OpenAPI), getting feedback from consumers, then building both client and server simultaneously against the agreed contract.

“Exemple en brouillon: Their API-first approach meant the mobile app team could start building against the spec before the backend was done.”

Brouillon de traduction automatique (French) for "Graph API": An API that exposes data as a graph of interconnected nodes and edges, allowing clients to traverse relationships and fetch exactly the data they need in a single request. GraphQL is the most common implementation, replacing multiple REST endpoints with a flexible query language.

“Exemple en brouillon: The graph API let the client fetch a user, their posts, and each post's comments in one request instead of four.”