A REST API (short for Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface) is a way two separate pieces of software can talk over the internet using standard rules. At its core, it lets ...

With maturing business processes and technologies, companies are able to be more agile with customer contact and other systems by using Web APIs. This article reviews the status of web APIs ...

Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial ...

According to a report released by Akamai earlier this year, API calls now represent 83% of all web traffic. Web-enabled applications already have 40% of their attack surface in the form of APIs ...

It's not hard to create a RESTful web service in Java. In fact, frameworks like Spring Boot, the Eclipse MicroProfile and Jakarta Enterprise Edition make the development of RESTful Java applications ...

Web APIs facilitate the sharing of functionality and data across platforms, opening up new possibilities for business expansion and innovation. Here’s how to take advantage of them. In today’s rapidly ...