REST API

REST API Development

Build scalable, stateless APIs following REST principles

Why REST APIs?

REST (Representational State Transfer) is the most popular API architecture, using standard HTTP methods and JSON for communication. RESTful APIs are simple, scalable, and work with any client that speaks HTTP. From mobile apps to web frontends, REST APIs power modern applications at Twitter, GitHub, and Stripe.

Simple, scalable, universal—REST APIs are the standard for web services.

80%
Of APIs Use REST
HTTP
Standard Protocol
JSON
Data Format

Advantages

Simple: Easy to understand and implement

Stateless: Scalable and cacheable

Universal: Works with any HTTP client

Flexible: Language and platform agnostic

Considerations

Over-fetching: Can return too much data

Multiple Requests: May need many calls

No Real-Time: Polling required

Best Use Cases

Mobile Apps: Backend for iOS/Android

Web Applications: Frontend-backend communication

Third-Party Integration: Public APIs

Microservices: Service-to-service communication

Common Technology Stack

REST APIs are typically built with these technologies

Node.js / Express

Python / FastAPI

PHP / Laravel

Java / Spring

PostgreSQL / MongoDB

JWT / OAuth

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