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title: "5 REST API resources to add to your reading list"
date: 2015-10-03
description: "Here are a few good REST API resources to add to your reading list: An API a Day. This is a Tumblr blog by Lois Patterson. She’s provides..."
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# 5 REST API resources to add to your reading list

> The following is a collection of 5 worthwhile REST API resources (blogs, newsletters, or other tutorials) to add to your API reading list.

Here are a few good REST API resources to add to your reading list:

- [An API a Day](https://anapiaday.tumblr.com/). This is a Tumblr blog by Lois Patterson. She’s provides brief updates on different API resources she finds.
- [Undisturbed REST: A Guide to Designing the Perfect API](https://www.mulesoft.com/lp/ebook/api/restbook). This is a free book (written by Michael Stowe) that you can download in PDF format. It covers how to design a REST API, with an emphasis on using the RAML spec. Reading this book has helped me understand the philosophy and purpose of using a spec in designing an API.
- [Learn REST: A RESTful Tutorial, by Todd Fredrich](http://www.restapitutorial.com/). This site, by Todd Fredrich, provides some great tutorials on REST APIs.
- [Nordic APIs](http://nordicapis.com/blog/). The Nordic APIs blog (a multi-author site) has some excellent info on a variety of API topics. For example, see this post about the [top specifications for REST API formats](http://nordicapis.com/top-specification-formats-for-rest-apis/).
- [REST API Notes newsletter](http://tinyletter.com/RESTAPINotes). This newsletter, by Matthew Reinbold, has some great API news and analysis.