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What is RESTful API?
RESTful API: A web API that follows the constraints of the REST style: resources named by URLs, standard methods for actions, stateless requests and predictable status codes. It is a description of how well an API follows the style, not a formal certification.
RESTful API: an example
An order service offering GET /orders, POST /orders and GET /orders/17 with JSON bodies is usually called RESTful.
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Where you learn it
RESTful API is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.