REST (Representational State Transfer) API is a software architectural style for building web services over HTTP. It is a set of guidelines or principles that provides a standard way of creating and consuming web-based APIs.
In a RESTful architecture, the web services are treated as resources, which can be identified by a unique URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) and accessed using standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.). The API is stateless, meaning that each request contains all the necessary information to process the request, and the server does not store any client context between requests.
REST API uses JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) or XML (Extensible Markup Language) format to transmit data between the client and server. JSON is becoming more popular due to its simplicity and efficiency in parsing and generating data.
Using RESTful APIs, developers can create highly scalable, flexible, and easily maintainable web services. These APIs are widely used in building applications and services for mobile devices, social media, and other web-based applications.
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