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What is REST API? Why REST API? Different methods of REST API and tools used for REST API

REST:

Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface
Set of rules for building services and interacting with web services
Client & server – standard HTTP methods and principles
Rest is known for its scalability, Flexibility and Simplicity (HTTP methods and codes).
Easy to read and understand
HTTP protocol
JSON, XML, HTML and plain text
Support
Performance
Industry trend

Other Examples: GraphQL (FB), SOAP, gRPC (e)
Different API Methods:
· GET: Retrieve a representation of a resource.
· POST: Create a new resource.
· PUT: Update an existing resource or create it if it does not exist.
· DELETE: Remove a resource.
· PATCH: Partially update a resource.

Tools:
Postman
Curl – Command line tool
Swagger – design, build and document
Requests
JAVA Rest library