REST API

Introduction to API

API --> Application Programming Interface , is defined as a set of rules or protocols that are set to enable two software to communicate with each other.
There are several types of API’s example SOAP, XML-RPC or REST
This article will focus more on REST API.

Rest API stands for REpresentational State Transfer→ It is a set of functions (GET, POST,PUT or Delete) that enables clients to perform CRUD operations that include Create , Read, Update and Delete resources in the data server.

There are Six REST API design principles.

• Uniform interface
• Stateless
• Client-server decoupling
• Cacheable
• Code on Demand
• Layered System

Rest API HTTP Methods

1. GET → Request Data from a server.The response contains all details requested.
2. POST→Create new resources on the server.
3. PUT→Update a Resource in the specified URL.
4. DELETE→Delete a Resource in the Specified URL.

Comments

[NLxDoDge]

Also don't forget the PATCH.

With Patch if you have a whole object, you can just update only the persons birth-date for example. Instead of doing a get, and then needing to give the whole object back.

[Njeri Muriithi]

Thank you for the reminder, I appreciate.