Introduction to REST APIs
Learn about REST APIs and their importance in building software solutions.
Welcome to the course!
We will understand REST by starting with an example. Suppose that you work for an ice cream shop and are trying to build a web application to show the flavors of ice cream that are in stock that day. You want to allow the workers to make updates to those flavors. How can you do this?
Well, with a REST API. You have a web app or web page communicating with a cloud-based server via a REST API. Let’s jump into what exactly a REST API is.
What does REST stand for?
The term REST stands for Representational State Transfer which is essentially a standardized software architecture style. It is a specific type of API that is widely known and used by the industry.
The first thing that you should really know about REST APIs is that they are all about communication.
You may have heard the term restful ...