What is the difference between REST API and OData?

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REST stands for REpresentational State Transfer which is a resource based architectural style. Resource based means that data and functionalities are considered as resources. OData is a web based protocol that defines a set of best practices for building and consuming RESTful web services. 21 нояб. 2011 г.

What is REST API in OData?

OData RESTful APIs are easy to consume. The OData metadata, a machine-readable description of the data model of the APIs, enables the creation of powerful generic client proxies and tools. Some of them can help you interact with OData even without knowing anything about the protocol.

Is SAP OData a REST API?

OData is REST based protocol to access and update the data. OData is build on Atom Publishing Protocol(AtomPub), XML and JSON. This make the protocol easy to understand and use.

Is OData SOAP or REST?

ODATA is derivative of REST or built on top of it. - It is approved from International Organization for Standardization (ISO) & International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) for release.

What is OData used for?

OData helps applications to focus on business logic without worrying about the various API approaches to define request and response headers, status codes, HTTP methods, URL conventions, media types, payload formats, query options, etc.

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