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Modern REST API Development in Go

You're reading from Modern REST API Development in Go Design performant, secure, and observable web APIs using Go's powerful standard library

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Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781836205371

Length 294 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Go

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Gokit

Concepts

Web Services

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Jesús Espino

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to APIs

2. Exploring REST APIs FREE CHAPTER

3. Building a REST Client

4. Designing Your REST API

5. Authentication and Authorization

6. Data Persistency

7. API Security

8. API Performance

9. Deploying Your API

10. Testing

11. Documenting with OpenAPI

12. Metrics, Logs, and Traces

13. Using GORM

14. Using the Echo Framework

15. Unlock Your Book’s Exclusive Benefits

How to unlock these benefits in three easy steps

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

17. Index

Technical requirements

All the code examples for this chapter are included in this book’s GitHub repository: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Modern-REST-API-Development-in-Go. You only need the Go compiler installed on your system to compile and execute the code.

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Authors (1)

Jesús Espino

Jesús Espino

Jesús Espino is a Principal Engineer, open-source contributor, and international speaker known for his expert-level talks on the Go runtime and compiler. He has contributed to major projects like Mattermost or Penpot, and is a frequent speaker at conferences such as GopherCon UK or Golab. His passion for understanding how software works from first principles provides the foundational knowledge that underpins his expertise in building robust systems.

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