API Design · Junior · Question 1 of 75
What is a REST API, in practical terms?
- ✓Correct answer: An HTTP API organized around resources identified by URLs, manipulated with standard methods like GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE
- 2A database query language
- 3Any API that returns JSON
Explanation
REST is an architectural style described by Roy Fielding. Most 'REST APIs' follow its main ideas: resources, uniform interface, statelessness and cacheability.