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In this video, Kevin Wei explains the answers to some of the most common advanced REST API interview questions for developers. We cover payloads, REST messages, HTTP requests and methods.

Chapters –
00:00 – Introduction
00:30 – What is the difference between PUT, POST and PATCH?
01:22 – What is a payload in the context of a REST API?
01:47 – What is a REST message?
02:11 – What are the core components of an HTTP request?
02:59 – What are the core components of an HTTP response?
03:49 – What is an idempotent method and why are they important?
04:32 – What is the difference between idempotent and secure HTTP methods?
04:51 – Explain caching in a RESTful architecture?
05:21 – Best practices when developing a RESTful web service

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