Stripe-Inspired API Design Best Practices A reference distillation of the design conventions behind Stripe's API — the most widely admired and copied JSON HTTP API in the industry. Contains 52 actionable rules across 8 categories, prioritised by how irreversibly a wrong decision cascades through every endpoint, every SDK, and every client integration. Each rule explains the WHY, shows incorrect-vs-correct code, and links to the canonical source. When to Apply Reach for this skill when: - Designing a new JSON HTTP API or a new endpoint on an existing one - Reviewing an API design proposal, Ope…