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Requirements of the Uber API

Understand the essential functional and non-functional requirements of the Uber API, including user roles, ride booking, trip processes, and payment security. Learn how these needs shape the API design to ensure low latency, high availability, scalability, and secure interactions between riders and drivers.

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Introduction to Uber

Uber is a commonly used application that provides ride-hailing services to users. A user can book a vehicle to travel from a source to a destination. Mainly, two types of users register for the Uber service: a riderThe user that requests a ride requesting a vehicle and a driverThe driver who provides the service providing the ride. Multiple services are used in the Uber system to perform these core functions.

Designing an efficient API for Uber requires an understanding of the services that make up Uber and how they interact with each other. Providing synchronization and status updates with low latency between different users is vital for a service like Uber. For example, the rider requests a ride, and the driver accepts that ride request, but if the rider doesn't get notified in near real-time, then the rider may feel like the application is stuck and might cancel this request and request another ride.

Let's start by identifying the requirements for Uber API.

Requirements

There are multiple functionalities required to design ...