Think of a REST API like a waiter in a restaurant. You (an app) tell the waiter what you want (your request), and the waiter goes to the kitchen (the server) to get it for you. REST is just a set of ...
These days, REST APIs are available to integrate your application or website with thousands of platforms — Web 2.0 properties such as Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare, as well as old-school companies ...