by @niklas_heer
An Introduction to
REST
Survey
What is REST?
Why use REST?
Best Practices
Who is using it?
Conclusion
Representational
state transfer
What does it stand for?
Response format
JSON
HTML
XML
or something else
Which is a REST API?
GET /someoperation?data=anId
POST /anotheroperation
{
"data":"anId";
"anotherdata":"another value"
}GET /someresources/anId
PUT /someresources/anId
{"anotherdata":"another value"}A
B
RPC vs REST
RPC = The operation request style
REST = The resource request style
Characteristics REST
The endpoint contains the resource you manipulate.
It resembles CRUD
Further reading
What is REST?
Why use REST?
Best Practices
Who is using it?
Conclusion
Performance
Reliability
Simplicity
Modifiability
...and more
What is REST?
Why use REST?
Best Practices
Who is using it?
Conclusion
Almost Everyone
Survey
What is REST?
Why use REST?
Best Practices
Who is using it?
Conclusion
Design first
Never break compatibility
Use JSON
Use proper Tooling
Further reading
What is REST?
Why use REST?
Best Practices
Who is using it?
Conclusion
Use REST ;)
REST Introduction
By Niklas Heer
REST Introduction
An introduction to REST APIs and best practices.
