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by commandlinefan 1257 days ago
> they absolutely must call non-REST APIs “REST”

What would you call it though? If the only thing we call REST is what's called a "level 3 REST" API in this article, then virtually nothing would be called REST.

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Call it "JSON API", that pinpoints all important characteristics of most "REST" APIs lacking HATEOAS.