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title: "Developer's Guide"
manual: "TYPO3 Explained"
version: "12.4"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:services-developer@12.4"
source: "ApiOverview/Services/Developer/Index.rst"
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# Developer's Guide {#services-developer}

This chapter describes all you need to know to develop a new service,
including advice to developing good services.

-   [Introducing a new service type](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:introducing-a-new-service-type@12.4)
-   [Implementing a service](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:implementing-a-service@12.4)
-   [Service API](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:service-api@12.4)
-   [Services API](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:services-api@12.4)