REST (Representational State Transfer) is an architectural style for APIs. Principles: resources identified by URLs (/users/123), actions via HTTP methods (GET read, POST create, PUT update, DELETE remove), stateless requests (each contains all needed info), JSON responses. A well-designed REST API: GET /api/users (list), GET /api/users/1 (read), POST /api/users (create), PUT /api/users/1 (update), DELETE /api/users/1 (remove).
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REST API Explained
REST APIs use HTTP methods and URLs to access resources. Learn the principles.
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