REST APIs are designed with a RESTful architecture. The APIs built with the principles of RESTful architecture are called RESTful APIs. RESTful architecture is also called a stateless architecture because the connection between the client and server is not preserved. The connection is reset after every transaction between the client and the server.
Since there are multiple web services, we have to be able to choose what our requirements and needs are in order to build the perfect API for our application. The SOAP and REST protocols both have some benefits as well as limitations.
The SOAP protocol was designed in 1998 by Dave Winer. It uses Extensible Markup Language (XML) for data exchange. The choice between whether to use SOAP or REST depends on which programming language we choose when we are developing and the needs of the application.
REST APIs let us...