diff --git a/topics/rest-api/index.md b/topics/rest-api/index.md index e9993dac9a1..9cdd488a21f 100644 --- a/topics/rest-api/index.md +++ b/topics/rest-api/index.md @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ --- aliases: rest, rest-api-tutorial display_name: REST API -related: api, graphql-api +related: api, graphql-api, soap, rpc, wsdl short_description: A representational state transfer (REST) API is a way to provide compatibility between computer systems on the internet. topic: rest-api wikipedia_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer +created_by: Roy Fielding +released: 2000 --- -A representational state transfer (REST) API is a way to provide compatibility between computer systems on the Internet. The concept was first outlined in a dissertation by Roy Fielding in 2000. +A **representational state transfer** (**REST**) **API** is a way to provide compatibility between computer systems on the internet. The concept was first outlined in a dissertation by Roy Fielding in 2000.