Skip to main content

Designing a RESTful API Interface

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
API Management

Abstract

REST is an architectural style. It is not any strict standard but provides certain guidelines and constraints to be followed. Roy Fielding originally described these constraints in his doctoral dissertation and coined the name Representational State Transfer.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2017 Brajesh De

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

De, B. (2017). Designing a RESTful API Interface. In: API Management. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1305-6_3

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics