REST

REST is a way of designing an HTTP API: URLs name things, and the method says what to do with them. Rest is a small API built that way: a collection, /items, of JSON items that anyone can read and write. Try each step below, and watch the collection change. Notes.

URL	GET	POST	PUT	DELETE
`/items`	list them	add one; the server picks the id	(405)	(405)
`/items/milk`	read it	(405)	create or replace it	remove it

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The collection now (`GET /items`)

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REST

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The collection now (GET /items)

The collection now (`GET /items`)