Representational State Transfer Architecture

Representational State Transfer (REST) is an architectural style for designing networked applications. It uses standard web protocols (like HTTP) to enable client devices (such as browsers or apps) to interact with servers. In REST, resources (like data or services) are identified by URLs, and clients communicate with servers through stateless requests, meaning each request contains all necessary information. The server responds with representations of resources (such as JSON or XML data). REST emphasizes simplicity, scalability, and efficiency, allowing different systems to communicate smoothly over the internet by following common, well-defined rules.