API Design · Junior · Question 60 of 75

What does 'under-fetching' (or chatty API) mean?

1The server sends partial responses
2The API returns too few error details
✓Correct answer: The client must make many requests to assemble one screen, e.g. one call per item to load related data

Explanation

Options: embed or expand related resources (?include=author), add composite endpoints, a BFF, or GraphQL.

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