REST API Flashcards
Meaning of REST
REpresentational State Transfer
Is an architectural style for designing networked applications.
REST
A set of constraints and principles of creating web services that are scalable, simple and stateless.
REST
It does not depend on any specific protocol, but it’s most commonly used over HTTP.
REST
A web services or APIs that are built adhering to the principles and constraints of REST
RESTful
When you build an API using the REST Architectural style, that API is referred to as
RESTful
A set of architectural principles that govern how web services should be designed.
REST
refers to APIs or web services that follows the principles of REST
RESTful
Means that each request from a client to a server is independent of any other request.
Statelessness
Means that the server retains information about the client’s state across multiple request.
Statefulness
Defines a set of request methods to indicate the purpose of the request and what is expected if the request is successful.
HTTP