Comments by "Tony Zhou" (@ReflectionOcean) on "What Is REST API? Examples And How To Use It: Crash Course System Design #3" video.

  1. API is a way for computers to talk to each other. REST is a common standard to build web based APIs. The API resources are identified by nouns rather than verbs. The HTTP methods are verbs for actions to the resource. GET/PUT/DELETE are idempotent methods. POST is not. Versioning allows API evolution.
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