API

Http Status Code

API Architecture Styles

• SOAP:
  • mature, comprehensive, XML-based
  • well suited for enterprise applications
• REST:
  • popular, easy to implement, based on HTTP methods
  • well suited for web services
• GraphQL:
  • a query language that allows you to request data selectively (partially)
  • Less network load, faster server responses
• gRPC:
  • modern, high-performance, protocol buffer-based
  • well suited for microservices
  • Uses http2
• WebSocket:
  • Two-way, allows for real-time data exchange, the connection remains open
  • well suited for small data exchange
• Webhook:
  • based on HTTP events and callbacks, asynchronous
  • well suited for notification systems