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!

Through practical examples, you’ll create endpoints to list, create, update and delete resources while maintaining clean separation of concerns. The tutorial demonstrates Goa’s approach to consistent error handling and shows how to structure your API for maintainability and scalability.

By the end, you’ll have hands-on experience building production-ready REST APIs with Goa’s powerful design-first approach.

In This Section

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.

Implementing

Step-by-step guide to implementing a REST API service in Goa, covering code generation, service implementation, HTTP server setup, and endpoint testing.

Running the Concerts Service

Learn how to run your Goa-based Concerts service, test the REST endpoints using HTTP requests, and explore the auto-generated OpenAPI documentation.

Customizing Request/Response Encoding

Master Goa’s encoding system by learning how to customize request/response encoding, support multiple content types like JSON and MessagePack, and implement custom serialization logic.