REST API

REST Architecture

software architecture style that defines a pattern for client and server communications over a network

REST APIs and Web Services

REST web service

• web service that adheres to REST architecture contstraints
• expose their data to the ouside world through an API

REST APIs

• provide access to web service data through public web URLs
• listen for HTTP methods to know which operations to perform on the web service's resources

  HTTP methods	Description
  GET	Retrieve an existing resource
  POST	Create a new resource
  PUT	Update an existing resource
  PATCH	Partially update an existing resource
  DELETE	Delete a resource

•  recieves and processes an HTTP request, it will return HTTP response (HTTP status code)

  Code range	Cateogry
  2xx	Successful operation
  3xx	Redirection
  4xx	Client error (request 문제, data 없음)
  5xx	Sever error

• API Endpoints - URLs that a REST API exposes

  HTTP method	API endpoint	Description
  GET	/customers	Get a list of customers
  GET	/customers/<customer_id>	Get a single customer
  POST	/customers	Create a new customer

 

참고

https://realpython.com/api-integration-in-python/#rest-architecture