The latest articles on DEV Community by Sagrika Thakur (@totoropurie5). https://dev.to/totoropurie5 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2861781%2Ffc227645-27d5-4d3d-9a7a-f43e6ebbf770.jpeg https://dev.to/totoropurie5 en Sagrika Thakur Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:19:57 +0000 https://dev.to/totoropurie5/rest-api-3g33 https://dev.to/totoropurie5/rest-api-3g33 <div class="ltag__link--embedded"> <div class="crayons-story "> <a href="https://dev.to/totoropurie5/rest-api-41b0" class="crayons-story__hidden-navigation-link">REST API</a> <div class="crayons-story__body crayons-story__body-full_post"> <div class="crayons-story__top"> <div class="crayons-story__meta"> <div class="crayons-story__author-pic"> <a href="/totoropurie5" class="crayons-avatar crayons-avatar--l "> <img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2861781%2Ffc227645-27d5-4d3d-9a7a-f43e6ebbf770.jpeg" alt="totoropurie5 profile" class="crayons-avatar__image" width="800" height="1067"> </a> </div> <div> <div> <a href="/totoropurie5" class="crayons-story__secondary fw-medium m:hidden"> Sagrika Thakur </a> <div class="profile-preview-card relative mb-4 s:mb-0 fw-medium hidden m:inline-block"> Sagrika Thakur <div id="story-author-preview-content-4202856" class="profile-preview-card__content crayons-dropdown branded-7 p-4 pt-0"> <div class="gap-4 grid"> <div class="-mt-4"> <a href="/totoropurie5" class="flex"> <span class="crayons-avatar crayons-avatar--xl mr-2 shrink-0"> <img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2861781%2Ffc227645-27d5-4d3d-9a7a-f43e6ebbf770.jpeg" class="crayons-avatar__image" alt="" width="800" height="1067"> </span> <span class="crayons-link crayons-subtitle-2 mt-5">Sagrika Thakur</span> </a> </div> <div class="print-hidden"> Follow </div> <div class="author-preview-metadata-container"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a href="https://dev.to/totoropurie5/rest-api-41b0" class="crayons-story__tertiary fs-xs"><time>Jul 22</time><span class="time-ago-indicator-initial-placeholder"></span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="crayons-story__indention"> <h2 class="crayons-story__title crayons-story__title-full_post"> <a href="https://dev.to/totoropurie5/rest-api-41b0" id="article-link-4202856"> REST API </a> </h2> <div class="crayons-story__tags"> <a class="crayons-tag crayons-tag--monochrome " href="/t/api"><span class="crayons-tag__prefix">#</span>api</a> <a class="crayons-tag crayons-tag--monochrome " href="/t/backend"><span class="crayons-tag__prefix">#</span>backend</a> <a class="crayons-tag crayons-tag--monochrome " href="/t/programming"><span class="crayons-tag__prefix">#</span>programming</a> <a class="crayons-tag crayons-tag--monochrome " href="/t/softwareengineering"><span class="crayons-tag__prefix">#</span>softwareengineering</a> </div> <div class="crayons-story__bottom"> <div class="crayons-story__details"> <a href="https://dev.to/totoropurie5/rest-api-41b0" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--s crayons-btn--ghost crayons-btn--icon-left"> <div class="multiple_reactions_aggregate"> <span class="multiple_reactions_icons_container"> <span class="crayons_icon_container"> <img src="https://assets.dev.to/assets/sparkle-heart-5f9bee3767e18deb1bb725290cb151c25234768a0e9a2bd39370c382d02920cf.svg" width="24" height="24"> </span> </span> <span class="aggregate_reactions_counter">1<span class="hidden s:inline">&nbsp;reaction</span></span> </div> </a> <a href="https://dev.to/totoropurie5/rest-api-41b0#comments" class="crayons-btn crayons-btn--s crayons-btn--ghost crayons-btn--icon-left flex items-center"> <span class="hidden s:inline">Add&nbsp;Comment</span> </a> </div> <div class="crayons-story__save"> <small class="crayons-story__tertiary fs-xs mr-2"> 1 min read </small> <span class="bm-initial crayons-icon c-btn__icon"> </span> <span class="bm-success crayons-icon c-btn__icon"> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Sagrika Thakur Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:43:21 +0000 https://dev.to/totoropurie5/rest-api-41b0 https://dev.to/totoropurie5/rest-api-41b0 <p>I honestly thought learning REST APIs would be easy. At first, creating a simple GET or POST endpoint feels straightforward and you start thinking, "I've got this." Then reality hits. Every API needs middleware, validation, error handling, controllers, database integration, authentication, authorization, testing, pagination, CORS, environment variables, deployment and a dozen other things. Somewhere along the way, you realize you didn't just sign up to build an API—you signed up to build an entire backend ecosystem. 😂💻</p> api backend programming softwareengineering