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REST API Representational State Transfer (Features (Use HTTP to send…
REST API
Representational State Transfer
Authentication
username and password
Authorization
Use token
Authority to make a request
Headers
Request
Response
HTTP methods
Resource
Resources defined in URL
A piece of data represents something
The URL can contain IDs or other info to narrow information
Features
Use HTTP to send messages
stateless
The server does not keep track the state of the device
Design pattern, not a protocal
Web API
Data sent and returned can be any format
Such as, JSON, XML, images, video etc.