REST API
Representational State Transfer API.
Definition
Representational State Transfer API. The most common style of web API. It uses standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to perform operations on resources identified by URLs. Almost every modern web service exposes a REST API.
Example
GET /api/users/42 asks the server for user number 42. POST /api/users creates a new user. DELETE /api/users/42 removes that user. The URL identifies the resource, the method identifies the action.
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