REST (Representational State Transfer) is an architectural style for designing networked applications. It relies on stateless, client-server communication over HTTP, where resources are represented using standard formats like JSON or XML.
REST is widely used in API development, powering much of modern Web Development through predictable endpoints and standardized methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE).
Purpose
REST simplifies integration between systems, making APIs more scalable, flexible, and easy to consume.