API Design

REST

/rest/

Definition

Representational State Transfer — an architectural style for APIs using HTTP methods and stateless communication.

Example in context

"Our REST API follows CRUD: GET to read, POST to create, PUT/PATCH to update, DELETE to remove."

Related terms

Practice this term

Master REST in context by working through exercises in the API Design module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.