Pega API best practices

When developing mobile and client applications that are powered by any Pega API, use the following best practices to ensure the best end-user experience.

• Familiarize yourself with the Pega application data model so that you can correctly format requests and understand responses from the Pega API.
• Make it easy for users to specify a host system, for example:
  • Prompt users to enter host information for their application when they install the application or use it for the first time.
  • Provide a Gear icon that opens a configuration details page on which users can enter the system host name.
• Enable TLS to secure connections to the Pega API from a mobile or web application.
• Authenticate users.
  • Use the authenticate API to provide a login page to authenticate mobile or web application users by allowing them to use their application credentials.
  • Transmit user credentials by using basic authentication for every API call.
• Parse messages. Create JSON request messages and parse JSON response messages.