aid: microservice-design
name: Microservice Design
description: >-
  Architectural approach for building applications as a collection of loosely
  coupled, independently deployable services that are organized around business
  capabilities. Covers principles, patterns, and best practices for designing
  effective microservice-based systems.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microservice-design/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
  - Design Patterns
  - Distributed Systems
  - Microservices
  - Service-Oriented Architecture
  - Software Architecture
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/microservice-design
  - type: Wikipedia
    url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microservices
network:
  - name: Microservices
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microservices/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
  - name: Microservice Architecture
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microservice-architecture/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
  - name: Microservices Architecture
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microservices-architecture/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
  - name: Microservices Design Patterns
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microservices-design-patterns/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com