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Most RESTful APIs aren’t really RESTful | Florian Krämer

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 02:54:13 +0000

Fielding’s rules emphasize that a truly RESTful API should embrace hypermedia (HATEOAS) as the central mechanism for interaction, not just use HTTP as a transport. REST is protocol-independent at its core; HTTP is simply a convenient way of using it. Clients should discover and navigate resources dynamically through links and standardized relations embedded in representations — not rely on hardcoded URI structures, types, or external documentation. This makes REST systems loosely coupled, evolvable, and aligned with how the web itself operates: through representation, discovery, and transitions. REST isn’t about exposing your internal object model over HTTP — it’s about building distributed systems that behave like the web.

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REST was NEVER about CRUD - Tyk API Gateway and API Management - REST was NEVER about CRUD

Sat, 21 Jul 2018 15:47:01 +0000

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REST was NEVER about CRUD - Tyk API Gateway and API Management - REST was NEVER about CRUD

Sat, 21 Jul 2018 15:47:01 +0000

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RFC 6570 - URI Template

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:52:16 +0000

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draft-nottingham-json-home-02 - Home Documents for HTTP APIs

Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:59:04 +0000

This document proposes a "home document" format for non-browser HTTP clients.

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What is the RESTed NARWHL? | The RESTed NARWHL

Thu, 22 May 2014 16:03:48 +0000

Where REST is an architectural style for APIs, NARWHL is a framework intended to provide a roadmap for those needing to implement an API using current best practices but flexible enough to grow into the future.

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What is the RESTed NARWHL? | The RESTed NARWHL

Thu, 22 May 2014 16:03:48 +0000

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WebhookInbox

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 23:51:35 +0000

WebhookInbox receives HTTP requests and captures the data for later inspection.

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WebhookInbox

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 23:51:35 +0000

WebhookInbox receives HTTP requests and captures the data for later inspection.

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Elastic Path™ Cortex Studio

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:08 +0000

Nifty REST API browser

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Secure Your REST API... The Right Way | Stormpath

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:21:25 +0000

We already showed you how to build a Beautiful REST+JSON API, but how do you secure your API? At Stormpath we spent 18 months researching best practices, implementing them in the Stormpath API, and figuring out what works. Here’s our playbook on how to secure a REST API.

Tags: #apis #auth #gluecon #imported:pinboard #rest #security #services

Designing REST + JSON APIs | Stormpath

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:48:17 +0000

Les recently gave a talk on "Designing a Beautiful REST + JSON API" at the San Francisco Java Users Group, which covers 18 months of his research into API design.

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Combining HTML Hypermedia APIs and Adaptive Web Design – Jayway

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:12:27 +0000

HTML is the lowest common denominator in a world where the number of devices are steadily growing. In such a world, our API should be hypermedia driven and we should consider choosing HTML as the media type for our APIs. If we choose this, we can enhance the API with CSS and JavaScript, making the API human-friendly as well. Further, we can use Adaptive Web Design to make the best possible experience for all types of browsers and devices. This kind of solution has some risks and technical issues related to it though. And it is not a silver bullet.

Tags: #html #hypermedia #imported:pinboard #rest #webdev

REST is OVER! - Literate Programming

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:34:44 +0000

Yep. Sorry to have to inform you. REST is totally over. The cool kids are moving on. We're building "Hypermedia APIs" now. Such is life.

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A Hypermedia API Reading List - Literate Programming

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:34:34 +0000

Originally, this post was titled "A RESTful Reading List," but please note that REST is over. Hypermedia API is the new nomenclature. I've been doing an intense amount of research on Hypermedia APIs over the last few months, and while I didn't save every resource I found, I've made a list here of the most important.

Tags: #apis #hypermedia #imported:pinboard #rest #webdev