RESTful APIs are based on client-server architecture, where clients send requests to servers, which respond with requested resources. Key concepts include resources identified by URIs, standard HTTP verbs for manipulation, and HTTP status codes indicating request outcomes.
Guide to crafting seamless APIs: covers fundamentals (endpoints, methods, bodies, headers), design patterns (resource-based models, consistent HTTP verbs, query params), and integration hurdles (data formats, auth, errors). Advocates standardized endpoints, robust error handling, API gateways, and monitoring, with a ShopEasy–SocialBuzz use case for shareable purchases.
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