RESTful API, or Representational State Transfer API, is a set of rules and conventions for building and interacting with web services.
Key Principles of RESTful APIs:
Statelessness: Each request from a client must contain all the information the server needs to fulfill that request. The server does not store any client context between requests.
HTTP Methods: RESTful APIs use standard HTTP methods to perform operations on resources: GET, PUT, POST, DELETE
Stateless Operations: Each operation on the resource should be independent of others, ensuring scalability and reliability.
Client-Server Separation: The client and server operate independently
Benefits:
Scalability: Stateless interactions can scale more easily.
Flexibility: Clients and servers can evolve independently.
Caching: HTTP protocols allow responses to be cached for performance.
Overall, RESTful APIs are widely used for their simplicity and effectiveness in enabling communication between web services and applications.
RESTful APIs can be secured using HTTPS encryption, authentication mechanisms, and authorization mechanisms.
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