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About
A REST API is an Application Programming Interface (API) that follows the design principles of the REST (Representation State Transfer) architectural style; which are a set of rules and guidelines about how APIs are to be built1. It is a set of architectural constraints, not a protocol or a standard. API developers can implement REST in a variety of ways.
How REST works
When a client request is made via a RESTful API, it transfers a representation of the state of the resource to the requester or endpoint. This information, or representation, is delivered in one of several formats via Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
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References
RedHat. “RESTful API (REST API)”. Available at: https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/api/what-is-a-rest-api . (Accessed: ). ↩︎