What is a REST API - HTTP Methods and API Types
This video explains REST APIs, covering their functionality, importance, and how they differ from other API types like SOAP, RPC, and Websocket. You'll learn about the key HTTP methods used in REST APIs, including GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE, and how they enable communication between clients and servers. Additionally, the video compares REST with SOAP, discussing aspects such as message format, performance, security, and usage.
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0:00 What is a Rest API? How and Why?
0:28 What is an API? Application Programming Interface
1:24 Types of APIs: SOAP, RPC, Websocket, Rest
1:41 Rest API: Representational State transfer
2:39 How do REST APIs work? HTTP Methods: GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
5:38 Other Types of APIS: SOAP APIs, RPC (Remote Procedure Calls), Websocket
6:32 SOAP vs REST: Message format, State, Flexibility, Performance, Security, Usage, Standards
8:44 More functionalities of REST APIs