REST
A standard architectural style for designing APIs, using predictable URLs and standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to manage data.
What it is
REST enforces stateless, uniform communication over the web. Instead of complex custom commands, REST APIs treat data as "resources." For example, a client sends a GET request to /users to retrieve a list of users, or a POST request to /users to create a new one. This predictable structure makes integrations highly intuitive.
When you would use it
You design REST APIs to create clean, standard, and highly predictable communication bridges between a frontend client and a backend database.
Common operations
- Fetching a specific customer's profile from a database via a GET request.
- Updating an inventory record using a PUT request.