Able to recognize a REST endpoint (stateless/resource)

Question 1

REST

Answer 1

• REST stands for Representational State Transfer.
• A REST endpoint is a URL or a collection of URLs that represent resources in a RESTful web service.
• These endpoints are stateless, which means
  • that each request to an endpoint contains all the information needed to complete that request, and
  • the server does not keep track of any state or session information between requests.

Question 2

RESTful API

Answer 2

• RESTful API (Application Programming Interface) is a type of web service (A web service is a software system that enables different applications to communicate with each other over the internet) that is designed to follow the principles and guidelines of REST.
• REST is a set of guidelines and principles for building web-based applications, while a RESTful API is an implementation of those guidelines and principles.
• A RESTful API follows the principles of REST, such as using HTTP verbs (like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to interact with resources and using URLs to uniquely identify each resource.

Question 3

C# REST endpint example

Answer 3

Question 4

Stateless

Answer 4

Stateless endpoints typically have URLs that

• describe an action or operation on a resource, rather than
• identifying a specific resource. For example:

Question 5

Resourceful

Answer 5

Resourceful endpoints, on the other hand, typically have URLs that

• identify a specific resource using an ID, and use HTTP methods to perform actions on that resource. For example: