Microservices API Glossary Guide
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Introduction to Microservices
M2: Glossary – Web API Essentials: REST API and GraphQL
Term Definition
API Gateway API management tool that sits between a client and a collection of backend services
CRUD Creating, reading, updating, and deleting records
cURL A command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs
DELETE Request to delete a record
Flask A micro web framework that does not require particular tools or libraries
GET Request to retrieve a record
GraphQL A query language that enables you to retrieve exactly what you need from the API
OpenAPI specification Defines a standard, language-agnostic interface to RESTful APIs
pip Python package manager
POST Request to create a record
Postman An API platform for building and using APIs
PUT Request to update a record
REST Representational State Transfer
Stateless Means each request contains all the information required to process it
Swagger Allows you to describe the structure of your APIs so that machines can read them
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