14 · Shipping & Collaboration

REST / HTTP

How most web APIs talk

HTTP is the request/response protocol of the web. REST is a common style of HTTP API that uses URLs and methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE to read and change resources.

Concrete example

Fetching `GET /users/42` over HTTPS is a typical REST-style call.

Why it matters

The pattern behind most backend endpoints an agent will create or call.