Some advantages of REST APIs are as follows:
- Automation: APIs enable and facilitate automatic processes with great ease. You can use an API of some web service in your own code to automate tasks such as checking your timeline, posting a message, and so on.
- Separation between the client and the server: The REST protocol completely separates the user interface of the server and the storage of data. That has some advantages when making developments. For example, it improves the portability of the interface to other platforms, increases the scalability of the projects, and allows the different components of the developments to evolve independently.
- External database access: APIs allow website visitors to access ...