๐A REST API (also known as RESTful API) is an application programming interface (API or web API) that conforms to the constraints of REST architectural style and allows for interaction with RESTful web services.
๐REST stands for representational state transfer and was created by computer scientist Roy Fielding
1-- Make a simple server of node Js and express๐ถ.
2-- Make Connection to the MongoDB(It's an example of Offline Mongo Db Database)๐
3-- Actions in API ๐จ
The action should be indicated by the HTTP request method that weโre making. The most common methods include GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE.
- GET retrieves resources.
- POST submits new data to the server.
- PUT updates existing data.
- DELETE removes data.
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Great article and yeah the RESTful API is one of the most popular API architecture styles, which can help you separate client-side and server-side concerns, allowing the front and back ends to iterate separately.
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