The Talk Description is as follow:

1. Introduction to API Architecture

1. Overview of API architecture fundamentals.
2. Importance of scalability and security in API design.
3. Key considerations for building high-performance integration layers.

2. Scalability Strategies

1.  Horizontal vs. vertical scaling: Pros and cons.
2. Designing for scalability: Stateless vs. stateful APIs.
3. Load balancing techniques for distributing traffic efficiently.
4. Handling spikes in traffic and scaling dynamically.

3. Security Best Practices

1. Authentication methods: API keys, OAuth, JWT.
2. Authorization and access control mechanisms.
3. Encryption and data protection strategies.
4. Rate limiting and throttling to prevent abuse.

4. Robustness while API Development

1. Error handling and status codes.
2. Versioning and backward compatibility.
3. Graceful degradation and fallback mechanisms.
4. Testing strategies for ensuring reliability.

5. Deriving Full Potential Performance

1. Caching strategies: Client-side, server-side, and CDN caching.
2. Compression and payload optimization.
3. Asynchronous vs. synchronous processing.
4. Minimizing latency through efficient data retrieval and processing.

6.  Some Amazing Technologies Emerging currently

1. GraphQL , GRPC etc

6.  Case Studies

1. Real World examples of scalable architecture
2. what should be the learning from API desIgning