- A REST resource enables access to data,…but doesn't in itself do anything with that data.…To use a REST resource, we have to pass along instructions…about what action we want to perform.…This is done using HTTP methods, also called verbs.…Anytime you use a web browser,…you or rather the browser use HTTP methods…to tell the server at the other end of the URL…what type of request is being sent.…By far the most common of these methods is Get…which literally means get what's at the end…of this address and send it to me.…
Anytime you visit a webpage or follow a link…or click reload or forward or back…or any other standard interaction in a browser,…you are sending a get request over HTTP.…The same goes for REST APIs.…If you want to retrieve the data of a resource,…you send a Get request.…This request will either return a 200 OK HTTP status…along with the requested data or a 404 Not Found HTTP status…if there's nothing at the other end of the resource…or the resource is invalid.…
Yes, that is the same 404 Not Found error…
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2/13/2018- What is a REST API?
- Who or what interacts with REST APIs?
- Anatomy of a REST request
- HTTP status messages
- Request/response pairs
- GET, POST, and DELETE
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 15s
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1. REST API: Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface
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The RESTful librarian2m 30s
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What is a REST API?4m 36s
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Sidebar: URL vs. URI2m 41s
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The six constraints of REST4m 48s
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How REST relates to HTTP1m 33s
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2. Request
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Discovery4m 16s
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Resource3m 40s
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Methods (Verbs)4m 31s
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3. Response
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Response header2m 6s
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HTTP status messages3m 59s
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4. Request/Response Pairs
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Request/response pairs2m 2s
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GET3m 15s
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POST3m 55s
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PUT/PATCH2m 50s
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DELETE4m 39s
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Conclusion
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Next steps52s
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