Structuring a REST API

The video tutorial provides an in-depth understanding of REST APIs, covering their components, operations, and how they interact with HTTP requests and responses. It explains the CRUD operations and the structure of HTTP requests, emphasizing the stateless nature of REST APIs and the importance of predefined operations for manipulating resources like users and tasks.

What does the acronym REST stand for?

• Remote State Transfer

• Representational System Transfer

• Representational State Transfer

• Resource State Transfer

What is an API primarily used for?

• To create user interfaces

• To build software applications

• To manage network connections

• To design databases

In a REST API, what is a resource?

• An entity like a user or task

• A server-side script

• A type of database

• A network protocol

Which HTTP method is used to retrieve data from a server?

• POST

• GET

• PUT

• DELETE

What does the HTTP POST method do?

• Retrieves data from the server

• Updates existing data

• Deletes data from the server

• Sends data to the server to create a resource

Which HTTP method is used to update existing data?

• PATCH

• GET

• DELETE

• POST

What is the purpose of the HTTP DELETE method?

• To create a new resource

• To update a resource

• To delete a resource

• To read a resource

What is included in the request line of an HTTP request?

• Protocol and status code

• HTTP method, path, and protocol

• Headers and body

• Status code and headers

What is the role of headers in an HTTP request?

• To specify the server address

• To provide metadata about the request

• To store the main content of the request

• To define the request protocol

What does a 201 status code indicate in an HTTP response?

• Request was successful

• Resource was created

• Resource was not found

• Server error occurred