Intheworldofwebdevelopment,leveragingdataisthekeytodevelopingcomprehensiveapplications,andRESTfulAPIshelpyoutoachievethissystematically.ThisbookwillguideyouindesigninganddevelopingwebserviceswiththepowerofTypeScript3andNode.js.You'lldesignRESTAPIsusingbestpracticesforrequesthandling,validation,authentication,andauthorization.You'llalsounderstandhowtoenhancethecapabilitiesofyourAPIswithODMs,databases,modelsandviews,aswellasasynchronouscallbacks.Thisbookwillguideyouinsecuringyourenvironmentbytestingyourservicesandinitiatingtestautomationwithdifferenttestingapproaches.Furthermore,you'llgettogripswithdevelopingsecure,testable,andmoreefficientcode,andbeabletoscaleanddeployTypeScript3andNode.js-poweredRESTfulAPIsoncloudplatformssuchastheGoogleCloudPlatform.Finally,thebookwillhelpyouexploremicroservicesandgiveyouanoverviewofwhatGraphQLcanallowyoutodo.Bytheendofthisbook,youwillbeabletouseRESTfulwebservicestocreateyourAPIsformobileandwebappsandotherplatforms.