It’s easy to get sloppy in your APIs, so here’s a refresher on how to be correctly RESTful in your client scripts Recently, I was trying to write a little client script for Apache Solr. It was just ...

When an app needs data, it doesn't "open" a database. It sends a request to an API and waits for a clear answer. That's where FlaskAPI work fits in: building ...

RESTful clients can update the score by invocating the same URL through a PUT invocation while also passing query parameters. Again, the program will return a JSON-based representation of the score ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Ludi Akue discusses how the tech sector’s ...

APIs seem to be everywhere these days. Every popular online service has one. APIs allow developers to interact with online services without actually having to point and click their way through a UI.

If you’re building cloud-native applications with microservices, they need to be small. You don’t want code that comes with enough dependencies and required libraries to turn something that should be ...

Back in 2016, I asked Microsoft about the status of OData -- the RESTful API protocol it developed back in 2007 -- because it seemed its initial buzz had tapered off dramatically. I was assured by the ...