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REST architecture style constraints

There are design rules that are applied to establish the different characteristics of the REST architectural style, which are referred to as REST constraints:

REST architectural style constraints

The preceding diagram depicts REST constraints in a typical web/internet-based application. The following are the REST constraints:

Client-server
Statelessness
Cacheable
Uniform interface
Layered systems
Code on demand

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