Rest Architecture Structure
JSON structure documenting the key concepts, constraints, and components of the REST architectural style.
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Rest Architecture Structure is a JSON Structure definition published by REST.
{
"title": "REST Architecture Structure",
"description": "JSON structure documenting the key concepts, constraints, and components of the REST architectural style.",
"version": "1.0.0",
"constraints": [
"Client-Server",
"Stateless",
"Cacheable",
"Uniform Interface",
"Layered System",
"Code on Demand (optional)"
],
"uniformInterfaceConstraints": [
"Identification of Resources",
"Manipulation Through Representations",
"Self-Descriptive Messages",
"Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State (HATEOAS)"
],
"httpMethods": {
"GET": { "safe": true, "idempotent": true, "cacheable": true, "purpose": "Read resource" },
"HEAD": { "safe": true, "idempotent": true, "cacheable": true, "purpose": "Read headers only" },
"OPTIONS": { "safe": true, "idempotent": true, "cacheable": false, "purpose": "Discover capabilities" },
"POST": { "safe": false, "idempotent": false, "cacheable": false, "purpose": "Create resource or action" },
"PUT": { "safe": false, "idempotent": true, "cacheable": false, "purpose": "Replace resource" },
"PATCH": { "safe": false, "idempotent": false, "cacheable": false, "purpose": "Partial update" },
"DELETE": { "safe": false, "idempotent": true, "cacheable": false, "purpose": "Delete resource" }
},
"statusCodeFamilies": {
"1xx": "Informational",
"2xx": "Success",
"3xx": "Redirection",
"4xx": "Client Error",
"5xx": "Server Error"
},
"relatedSpecs": ["RFC 9110", "RFC 9112", "OpenAPI 3.1", "JSON:API", "HAL", "SIREN"]
}
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