REST API Tutorial for Beginners

REST API Tutorial for Beginners! REST relies on HTTP request methods, also called HTTP verbs. Common methods include GET, PUT, PATCH, POST, DELETE, OPTIONS, and HEAD. These methods can be used to read, write, update, or delete data from a server. For example, GET is used to read data, while POST is used to write data.

PUT and PATCH are often used to update data; PUT replaces all data, while PATCH updates only part of it. DELETE removes data. OPTIONS checks what methods are available at a URL, and HEAD asks for just the headers.

Idempotent methods give the same result no matter how many times you use them; cacheable methods can be stored for future use. REST stands for Representational State Transfer and follows the HTTP protocol to manage communication on the web. You can make your own methods, though standard ones are commonly used to keep things simple.

Making and receiving HTTP requests is just sending and getting text between a client and a server. You start with a method like GET, a path or URL, and the HTTP version, add necessary headers, and that's it! Servers respond with data the same way.

[mamupelu]

How do I prevent my code from looking like a script? I feel like that without a framework for backend like nestjs or laravel, that forces you to use patterns like mvc, my code would look like spaghetti.

[mamupelu]

Is rest unsafe? To expose all my endpoints and IDs... I've heard of an approach where they periodically change the api base endpoint to the user token/session

[Naz-hz]

Still don’t know what is rest maybe better to show?