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How to Manage API Development Projects?
How to manage API development projects?
Manage API development by creating tasks for each endpoint group, using labels for API version and status, and documenting specifications in NoteVault. Track the full lifecycle: design → implementation → testing → documentation → release. Coordinate with consumer teams using dependency labels and maintain changelog notes for each API version.
API development board columns
| Column | Purpose | WIP Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Backlog | API requirements | None |
| Design | Spec/contract creation | 5 |
| Implementation | Backend coding | 3 |
| Testing | Integration tests | 3 |
| Documentation | OpenAPI docs | 3 |
| Review | Consumer feedback | 3 |
| Released | Live in production | None |
API task workflow:
- Create endpoint task - "GET /users/{id} endpoint"
- Add to Design column - Write spec first
- Document in NoteVault - Request/response shapes
- Label with version - api:v2
- Move to Implementation - Build to spec
- Add tests - Unit and integration
- Write docs - OpenAPI specification
- Consumer review - Get feedback from frontend
- Release - Deploy and announce
Labels for API projects
| Label | Purpose |
|---|---|
| api:v1 | Version 1 API work |
| api:v2 | Version 2 API work |
| api:breaking | Breaking change warning |
| api:deprecated | Deprecation work |
| endpoint:users | Users resource |
| endpoint:orders | Orders resource |
| type:new-endpoint | New functionality |
| type:enhancement | Existing endpoint improvement |
API documentation in NoteVault
# API v2 Specification
## Users Endpoints
### GET /api/v2/users/{id}
Request:
- Path: id (required, string)
- Headers: Authorization: Bearer {token}
Response 200:
{ "id": "user123", "email": "user@example.com", "name": "User Name", "createdat": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z" }
Response 404:
{ "error": "USERNOTFOUND", "message": "User does not exist" }
## Changelog
### v2.1.0 (2025-01-27)
- Added: GET /users/{id}/preferences
- Changed: User response includes created_at
- Deprecated: v1 endpoints (sunset 2025-06-01)
API project task structure
| Task Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Endpoint group | "User management endpoints" |
| Single endpoint | "POST /users registration" |
| Enhancement | "Add pagination to GET /users" |
| Bug fix | "Fix 500 error on invalid input" |
| Documentation | "Update OpenAPI spec for v2" |
| Deprecation | "Deprecate v1 user endpoints" |