Next Steps

We have covered the fundamental aspects of the RESTful mental model and practical usage. However, RESTful design is a deep topic that even extends beyond the web and use of HTTP!

If you want to learn more, the following links are a good start:

Practical Understanding

• Craig Dennis: APIs for beginners (YouTube)
• REST sub-collections, relationships and links
• OpenAPI specification & Swagger REST tools
• The GitHub API and Stripe (payment processing) API are excellent examples of RESTful design (and fantastic documentation)

Deep Understanding

• the REST constraints
• The Richardson REST maturity model
• the original REST doctoral thesis by Roy Fielding