Hypermedia (HATEOAS – Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State)
- Ideal RESTful APIs provide links within responses to expose available related resources and actions. This promotes discoverability and reduces the need for hardcoded URLs.
- Think of a restaurant menu recommending side dishes to complement your main course. The menu itself guides you towards other relevant resources (dishes).
What makes an API RESTful?
An API (Application Programming Interface) acts as a messenger between different software applications. It defines a set of rules, protocols, and specifications for how applications request data, exchange information, and receive responses.
Table of Content
- Introduction to REST API
- HTTP Methods
- Representation
- Clinet-Server
- Stateless Communication
- Resource-Based
- Self-Descriptive Messages
- Hypermedia (HATEOAS – Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State)
- Best Practices for Designing Robust and User-Friendly RESTful APIs