Acronyms Dictionary
REST
Definition
Representational State Transfer. A software architectural style for creating Web services.
Deep Dive
REST is the industry-standard way for web-based systems to communicate. A "RESTful API" uses standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to allow different applications to exchange data in a simple, stateless, and scalable way.
Examples & Use Cases
- 1Building a REST API to allow a mobile app to talk to a central database
- 2A developer reading the "REST Documentation" to understand how to pull data from Twitter
- 3Using a REST client (like Postman) to test the responses of a new web service
Related Terms
APIHTTPJSON