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REST

REST (representational state transfer) is a common style for web APIs in which resources have URLs and standard HTTP methods act on them.

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In a REST API, GET /users/42 reads a user, POST /users creates one, PUT /users/42 replaces it and DELETE /users/42 removes it, with the result signalled by HTTP status codes. Each request carries everything needed to process it, so servers stay stateless and are easy to scale.

See also

  • Glossary API
    An API (application programming interface) is a defined way for one piece of software to ask another to do something or share data.
  • Glossary HTTP
    HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the protocol browsers and servers use to request and send web pages, files and data.
  • Glossary JSON
    JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight text format for structured data, built from objects, arrays, strings, numbers, true.
  • Cheat sheet HTTP Status Codes Cheat Sheet
    The HTTP status codes you will actually meet, grouped by class, with the pairs people confuse (401 vs 403.
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