Many Web API designers claim their are RESTful, but their APIs have little in common with REST. What can be done to make a web service API truly RESTful?

“Everyone feels the need to write a custom authentication protocol” says George Reese, which he claims is one of the things he learnt working on a programming API for cloud providers and Saas ...

There is no sanctioning body or open source linter that can verify if a RESTful API conforms and complies with all applicable REST API naming conventions and best practices. However, REST API ...

RESTful parameters promote an ease of use and resource access, but an improper setup can plague your search features and open the door for improper queries and paths that are difficult to fix.

The reason enterprise architecture (EA) leaders pursue REST API strategies is because REST helps to expand ecosystems, grow market presence, and create new products, revenue streams and engagement ...

REST was introduced as a lightweight solution to address the burdens of SOAP. However, it turns out that a RESTful API needs a schema to define the contract and make it more discoverable.

REST is one of the most influential ideas in distributed architecture. Here's why it matters and how to understand RESTful services in theory and practice.

Leostream, a provider of secure high-performance remote access solutions, is offering the Leostream RESTful API, supporting Managed Solutions Providers (MSPs) and enterprise organizations that are ...

Invoke-RestMethod natively understands the output a REST API method returns, which is typically JSON. When the API does return JSON, Invoke-RestMethod will parse the JSON and return useful PowerShell ...