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World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

API Platform: From Rest & GraphQL APIs to state-of-the-art standards in seconds

Vincent Amstoutz

Stop writing boilerplate for your web APIs. API Platform transforms standard PHP entities into fully documented REST and GraphQL endpoints in seconds.

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#1 about 2 min

Introduction to the API platform and community

An overview of the open-source framework's history and contributor ecosystem.

#2 about 2 min

Semantic versioning and backward compatibility release policies

How strict semantic versioning and parallel branch maintenance prevent breaking changes.

#3 about 2 min

Creating a basic API using the Symfony CLI

Bootstrapping an API project and auto-generating endpoints with minimal configuration.

#4 about 1 min

Speaker background and cooperative open source contributions

A brief introduction to the maintainers behind the framework and related projects.

#5 about 4 min

Core framework features and native frontend integrations

How the framework generates documentation, handles hypermedia links, and integrates with frontend tools.

#6 about 2 min

Understanding the serialization and content negotiation processes

How the serializer transforms native code objects into client-requested data formats.

#7 about 2 min

Implementing diverse architectural patterns beyond basic data operations

Exploring message-driven, CQRS, and domain-driven design structures using built-in extensions.

#8 about 4 min

Handling various structural APIs and raw data formats

Using specifications like JSON-LD and Hydra to structure predictable API responses.

#9 about 2 min

Creating custom data formats with normalizers and encoders

How to implement and register unsupported formats for specialized client needs.

#10 about 2 min

Configuring the API globally and at component levels

Setting up project-wide conventions, user interfaces, and specific operation behaviors.

#11 about 2 min

Applying data validation constraints and standard error handling

Using native framework tools to validate payload constraints and format error responses.

#12 about 2 min

Implementing API security rules and standard authentication protocols

Restricting operation access with roles, voters, and standard authentication protocols.

#13 about 2 min

Customizing data retrieval logic using custom state providers

Replacing default database reads with custom logic to fetch data from external sources.

#14 about 2 min

Managing data persistence and object mapping data transformations

Modifying write operations and utilizing data transfer objects for clean state management.

#15 about 3 min

Using built-in pagination and dynamic resource filtering options

Optimizing collection requests with default limits and combining diverse property filters.

#16 about 1 min

Developing custom filters for specialized database data queries

Implementing filter interfaces to extract precise datasets using custom query builders.

#17 about 2 min

Navigating auto-generated API documentation and interactive playground interfaces

Exploring endpoints and schemas through interactive tools like Swagger UI and Redoc.

#18 about 2 min

Extending OpenAPI documentation with custom decorators and examples

Overriding the documentation factory to inject detailed examples and correct proxy URLs.

Matching moments

1:40 min

Summarizing key engineering lessons for platform API development

Anto Anto · World Congress 2024

1:55 min

Evolution of API interfaces toward declarative data fetching

Gregor Bauer Gregor Bauer · World Congress 2024

3:09 min

Introduction to Data API Builder and core features

Sander ten Brinke Sander ten Brinke · World Congress 2024

1:17 min

Implementing API endpoints with restful modeling languages

Nils Hünerberg · World Congress 2023

3:20 min

Architecting the platform with modern cloud and mobile technologies

Tom George · LIVE

2:04 min

Clarifying API technologies and future scope

Simon Auer Simon Auer · World Congress 2025

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