REST and SOAP examples and design principles

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REST and SOAP are web service protocols with different design principles

REST (Representational State Transfer) is an architectural style that uses standard HTTP methods like GET, POST, PUT, DELETE for communication
SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is a protocol that uses XML for message exchange and can work over various transport protocols like HTTP, SMTP, etc.
REST is lightweight, scalable, and easy to use, while SOAP is more rigid and has built-in security features
REST is stateless, meaning each request from a client to a server must contain all the information necessary to understand the request, while SOAP can maintain state between requests
Example of REST API: Twitter API which uses HTTP methods like GET to retrieve tweets, POST to create a new tweet
Example of SOAP API: Amazon Web Services which uses XML messages for communication

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