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October 19, 2024  ●  APIRestBackend

A Beginner's Guide to RESTful APIs

Posted By Rahat Khan

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are an essential part of modern web applications, allowing different software systems to communicate with each other. RESTful APIs, in particular, have become the standard for building scalable and maintainable web services. A REST API works on the principles of representational state transfer (REST) and is designed to use HTTP requests to access and manipulate data. REST APIs rely on stateless communication, which means that each request from the client to the server must contain all the necessary information to process the request. This approach ensures scalability and simplicity, making it ideal for large web applications. If you're building a web application that needs to interact with third-party services or you're building a microservice architecture, understanding how to create and consume RESTful APIs is a must.