Designing a REST API
Learn to design a complete REST API for managing concerts using Goa, including CRUD operations, pagination, proper HTTP mappings, and error handling.
Basic REST API
Create a production-ready REST API with Goa using a concert management system example, covering API design, implementation, testing, and advanced encoding features.
Let’s Build Something Amazing!
This tutorial series walks you through building a complete concert management REST API using Goa’s design-first approach. You’ll learn to create endpoints for listing, creating, updating, and deleting concerts while maintaining clean separation of concerns and following REST conventions.
The tutorial demonstrates Goa’s approach to:
- Design-first development with type-safe API specifications
- Automatic validation that happens before your business logic runs
- Consistent error handling across all endpoints
- Pagination for handling large datasets
- Auto-generated OpenAPI documentation that stays current
- Strong typing that catches issues at compile time
📚 Working Example: This tutorial uses the same code as the concerts example in the official Goa examples repository. You can reference the complete working code at any time.
By the end, you’ll have hands-on experience building production-ready REST APIs with Goa’s powerful design-first approach.