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# Good Example: API Endpoint
> A REST endpoint that follows Atelier's API principles. Each aspect cites the principle it satisfies.
## The Endpoint
```typescript
// POST /v1/orders — create an order
router.post('/v1/orders', auth, validate(CreateOrderSchema), async (req, res) => {
const { userId, items } = req.body;
const order = await orderService.create({ userId, items });
res.status(201).location(`/v1/orders/${order.id}`).json({
data: order,
});
});
```
## What Makes It Good
### Resource Naming (API P2 Clarity, P3 Predictability)
- `/v1/orders` — noun, plural, lowercase, hyphenated.
- Versioned (`/v1`) — P5 Versioning.
- No verb in the URL; the HTTP method is the verb.
### Method Semantics (API P1 Contract Fidelity, P6 Idempotency)
- POST for creation. 201 on success (not 200). `Location` header for the new resource.
- Idempotency key supported via middleware (omitted for brevity) — P6.
### Authentication (API P8 Security, Security P1 Zero Trust)
- `auth` middleware runs on every endpoint by default. No opt-in auth.
- The endpoint does not re-implement auth; it relies on the boundary check.
### Input Validation (API P8, Security P4 Input Validation)
- `validate(CreateOrderSchema)` — schema-based validation at the boundary.
- The schema (zod, joi, etc.) defines types, ranges, required fields.
- Unknown fields rejected (`additionalProperties: false` in the schema).
### Response Shape (API P2 Clarity)
- `{ data: order }` — wrapped, not a bare object. Allows adding pagination/metadata without breaking.
- The shape is consistent across all endpoints in the API.
### Error Handling (API P9 Error Transparency, Errors P1 Errors are Data)
- Errors thrown in `orderService.create` are caught by centralized middleware.
- Errors are structured: `{ error: { code, message, request_id } }`.
- 404 → `ORDER_NOT_FOUND`, 409 → `DUPLICATE_ORDER`, 422 → `VALIDATION_FAILED`.
### Observability (Observability P2 Correlation, P3 Sufficient Context)
- `request_id` propagated via middleware. Every log in the request includes it.
- Significant events logged: "order created", "order creation failed".
### Economy (Core C8, Performance P4 Resource Bounds)
- The order creation is bounded in time (the service has a timeout).
- No unbounded query; no loading all products into memory.
## The Schema (for completeness)
```typescript
const CreateOrderSchema = z.object({
userId: z.string().uuid(),
items: z.array(z.object({
productId: z.string().uuid(),
quantity: z.number().int().positive().max(100),
})).min(1).max(50),
}).strict(); // additionalProperties: false
```
- `userId` is a UUID (Data P7 Type Fidelity).
- `quantity` is bounded (Performance P4).
- `items` is bounded (150) (Performance P4, Security P10 Surface Minimization).
- `.strict()` rejects unknown fields (Security P4).
## What This Example Does NOT Do (And Why That's Good)
- Does not return 200 on error — the status code is the first signal (API P9).
- Does not log the request body — may contain PII (Observability P6, Security P9).
- Does not construct SQL by string interpolation — uses a service layer (Security P5 Output Safety).
- Does not skip auth for "internal" callers — Zero Trust (Security P1).