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REST API

REpresentational State Transfer is a software architectural style developers apply to web APIs.

REST APIs provide simple, uniform interfaces because they can be used to make data, content, algorithms, media, and other digital resources available through web URLs. Essentially, REST APIs are the most common APIs used across the web today.

Use of a uniform interface (UI)

HTTP Methods

GET: This method allows the server to find the data you requested and send it back to you.

POST: This method permits the server to create a new entry in the database.

PUT: If you perform the ‘PUT’ request, the server will update an entry in the database.

DELETE: This method allows the server to delete an entry in the database.

Sample REST API URI

https://api.zippopotam.us/us/08028

http://api.tvmaze.com/search/shows?q=friends

https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts

https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1

https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1/comments

Usage

curl https://api.zippopotam.us/us/08028

curl https://api.zippopotam.us/us/08028 -o zipdata.json

Browser based

https://httpie.io/app

VS Code based

Get Thunder Client

git clone https://github.com/gchandra10/rust-rest-api-demo

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