Glossary term
What is REST?
In Apex Flow Academy, "REST" means: A set of habits for API design: addresses name things in the plural, and the method names the action. It is taught in Node.js: Build the Back End and APIs. Related terms include Handler, Header, Router and Query string. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is REST?
A set of habits for API design: addresses name things in the plural, and the method names the action.
Where is REST taught?
REST is defined in Node.js: Build the Back End and APIs.
Which terms are related to REST?
Next to REST in the course glossaries: Handler, Header, Router, Query string, Route, Database, Status code and SQL.
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn REST?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at intermediate level:
- Node.js: Build the Back End and APIs: Basic JavaScript: variables, functions, objects, arrays, conditions and loops.