HATEOAS Driven REST APIs
HATEOAS (Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State) is a constraint of the REST application architecture which uses hypertext in API response.
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REST
Caching REST API Response
Caching, in REST, is the ability to store copies of frequently accessed data in several places along the request-response path. If any of the caches along the request path has a fresh copy of the requested representation, it uses that copy to satisfy the request.
REST API Security Essentials
REST API Security isn’t an afterthought. It has to be an integral part of any development project and also for REST APIs. Lets discuss the security principles for REST.
REST API URI Naming Conventions and Best Practices
In REST, having a strong and consistent REST resource naming strategy – will prove one of the best design decisions in the long term. Let’s discuss.
How to Version a REST API?
REST API versioning helps to iterate faster when the required, breaking or non-breaking, changes are identified. Learn to devise a strategy for API versioning.
REST Architectural Constraints
REST defines 6 architectural constraints which make any web service – a truly RESTful API i.e. Uniform interface, Client–server, Stateless, Cacheable, Layered system, Code on demand (optional).