What Is a REST API, and Why Yours Probably Isn’t One

Roy Fielding derived six constraints in 2000. Most APIs meet two or three of them. An image showing six checklist pillars, with only "Client-Server" and "Stateless" checked and clear, "Uniform Interface" crossed with an X, and "Layered System" + "Cacheable faded". Want to come back later? Save this to readplace.com . What Is a REST API, and Why Yours Probably Isn't One | Reader View Many devs have built a REST API in their careers. Few have read the dissertation that defines it. The gap between the popular