HTTP
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) is the foundation of traffic on the World Wide Web, which according to Akamai is about 83% API traffic. HTTP defines the rules for transferring files such as text, images, videos, and other multimedia content between web browsers (clients) and servers, and is the substrate almost every API is built upon.
Also known as Hypertext Transfer Protocol, HTTP/1.1, HTTPS.
Providers that carry HTTP 20
These providers' own APIs.json profiles carry HTTP as a tag — the provider's statement that the standard is part of what it does. APIs.io has not verified the implementation on this page; the de facto profiles on this site are where that measurement exists. Ordered by Kin Score.
Reading
- Business and Politics Diminishing the Potential of APIs as the Next Iteration of the Web 2025-04-18
- API Simplicity Matters in this Moment 2025-04-09
- HTTP APIs and GraphQL, Event-Driven, and Model Control Protocol 2025-03-31
- API Evangelist Weekly Knowledge Builders Are Now Free and Available Via Email Newsletters 2025-03-24
- Evaluating the Default Redocly Rules 2025-03-20
- Me Controlling the Protocol (MCP) 2025-03-20
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