REST is one of the most influential ideas in distributed architecture. Here's why it matters and how to understand RESTful services in theory and practice.

Most API documentation assumes an understanding of the foundational technology, and while REST API architecture gives developers enormous freedom to innovate, that freedom comes at a price ...

REST APIs REST (REpresentative State Transfer) is an architectural style that Roy Fielding introduced in 2000 that’s largely driven the API economy.

As Red Hat reminds us, “REST is a set of architectural constraints, not a protocol or a standard. API developers can implement REST in a variety of ways.” Push APIs into streaming data ...

Let’s start with the basics. The naming convention for resources in RESTful APIs should be noun based; we work with “accounts”, “customers”, “products”, etc.

Most API documentation assumes an understanding of the foundational technology, and while REST API architecture gives developers enormous freedom to innovate, that freedom comes at a price ...