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REST with JSON has become the favorite of developers and API owners, because it is easier to both deploy and consume than other implementations. Even though REST + JSON is not a standard, it is seeing wide acceptance across the industry.
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The technology that are commonly found in APIs was not designated by a single standards body or by a single company, it is based upon emulating the best practices of existing, successful providers over the last 13 years.
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The technology that are commonly found in APIs was not designated by a single standards body or by a single company, it is based upon emulating the best practices of existing, successful providers over the last 13 years.
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### When Things Go Wrong — Error Handling
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One of the most important issues to remember in API strategy is that developers need to handle what happens when an error occurs otherwise access to data fails and subsequently so does the application. For the purposes of the service framework, an error is defined as an unexpected behavior that occurred during the process of a request. It's important to note that what might be considered an "error" can often be an expected behavior.
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Even more than just a presence on these social networks, an API needs to have an offline presence too -- something that can be accomplished by attending conferences, meet-ups, and hackathons, for example. These activities will only serve to strengthen the API community.
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*Re-used from [apievangilist.com](http://www.apievangelist.com) under a [Creative Commons](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) license and the [Federal Aviation Administration](http://services.faa.gov/).*

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