===== RESTful API =====
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**RESTful API** is an [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:a:api|API]] that conforms to the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:r:rest|representational state transfer]] or [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:r:rest| REST]] model. RESTful APIs are sometimes easier for developers to use because they have a familiar syntax and set of protocols. As more functionality has been built into the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:internet|internet]], developers have talked a lot about the benefits of RESTful architecture.

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