REST API
Quick Definition
Architectural style for designing networked APIs
Full Definition
Representational State Transfer, an architectural style for designing networked APIs.
Examples
GET/POST/PUT/DELETE, resource-based URLs, stateless design
Related Terms
api
graphql
http
More Backend Terms
Webhook
HTTP callback triggered by specific events
WebSocket
Protocol for full-duplex real-time communication over TCP
Apache Kafka
Distributed event streaming platform for high-throughput data
Authorization
Determining what resources a user can access
Caching
Storing frequently accessed data for improved performance
Middleware
Software processing requests between OS and applications