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What is the difference Between enterprise WSDL and partner WSDL in Salesforce? - When connecting to the Salesforce SOAP API, there's two different WSDL options: the Enterprise WSDL and the Partner WSDL.

Creating a Custom Salesforce REST API Endpoint - Apex classes and methods can be exposed to external applications as REST based endpoints. This means that there's a very easy way to have an external application make a direct call into Salesforce to do a specific action.

How should a REST Endpoint Handle No Results? - Handling no results in a collection endpoint and at a singular resource can be a bit of a tricky situation.

Do REST API Standards Exist? - With REST there's no standard, but there are some standards associated with REST such as oAuth and OpenAPI.

How to Optimize an API - Optimization can mean a lot of things like simplifying a process, reducing data and even speeding up response time. An API often has three different ways we can optimize it.

Should you send payload in an HTTP GET request? - HTTP defines a set of different request methods. There are request methods like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and others. Because it's allowed doesn't mean it's right though.

Implementing Paging in a REST API - When large lists of records are exposed through an API, we need a mechanism to control how many records are returned. In the article, we explore the three main methods of paging.

How to find API gateway URLs - AWS API gateway is a phenomenal service from AWS because it has all of the features somebody could ever want in an API gateway.

Sorting in a REST API - Sorting is determining the order of items when a list of items is returned from a particular endpoint. The best practice is to really keep things simple and consistent.