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M2 - Glossary - Web API Essentials - REST API and GraphQL

The document provides a glossary of essential terms related to web APIs, specifically focusing on REST API and GraphQL. Key definitions include API Gateway, CRUD operations, and various HTTP request methods such as GET, POST, and DELETE. It also mentions tools and frameworks like Flask, Postman, and Swagger that are relevant to API development and management.

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M2 - Glossary - Web API Essentials - REST API and GraphQL

The document provides a glossary of essential terms related to web APIs, specifically focusing on REST API and GraphQL. Key definitions include API Gateway, CRUD operations, and various HTTP request methods such as GET, POST, and DELETE. It also mentions tools and frameworks like Flask, Postman, and Swagger that are relevant to API development and management.

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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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