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REST API
Definition
A web interface style in which software exchanges resources and data through standard HTTP methods and network conventions.
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Learning data systems commonly use REST APIs to send and retrieve structured records across platforms.
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Sources and evidence
- LeBOK — 7.2.2 Learning Record Providers – Software (supporting)
- IEEE xAPI Base Standard — IEEE 9274.1.1-2023 §3.1 — Definitions: Representational State Transfer (REST) (direct)