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RESTful API basics

It is a way to structure your API over HTTP. REST stands for “Representational State Transfer”. It has 5 major parts: The endpoint The method The headers Request body HTTP status Endpoint paths Could be something like /users/:username/repos /users/:username/repos/:repo /users/:username/repos?sort=date&order=asc Methods GET Read entry/list of entries POST Create an entry PUT Update all entry fields …

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