REST API Interview Questions (Advanced Level)

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In this video, Kevin Wei explains the answers to some of the most common advanced REST API interview questions for developers. We cover payloads, REST messaging, HTTP requests and methods.

Chapters -
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - What is the difference between PUT, POST, and PATCH?
01:22 - What is a payload in the context of a REST API?
01:47 - What is a REST message?
02:11 - What are the core components of an HTTP request?
02:59 - What are the core components of an HTTP response?
03:49 - What is an idempotent method and why are they important?
04:32 - What's the difference between idempotent and safe HTTP methods?
04:51 - Explain caching in a RESTful architecture?
05:21 - Best practices in developing a RESTful web service

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