REST API in SAP S/4 HANA
Home The REST API (Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface) is a modern way for applications to communicate with each other using the HTTP/S protocol. This can be thought of as analogous to a user loading a web page from the Internet. There is a two-way transfer of data using the HTTP/S protocol between the web server and the user's computer. The REST API uses the same principle to transfer messages between two systems, applications. Nowadays, I often (actually, probably mostly) encounter, even in large companies, the system integration technology from the 1990s - sending text files with separators to an FTP server and so on. It is these outdated technologies that can now be replaced by significantly more reliable ones, such as SOAP or REST. Another advantage of HTTP/S over other protocols is that it is widely supported and accepted on almost all networks. This is an advantage when dealing with network administrators, where allowing throughput...