RESTful APIs (Representational State Transfer) allow different types of applications to interact with each other and share data.
The following are the main types of entities that interact with a REST API:
- Web clients: Web browsers or mobile apps can make HTTP requests to a REST API to retrieve or update data.
- Server-side applications: Other servers or back-end systems can also make HTTP requests to a REST API to retrieve or update data.
- Developers: Developers can use a REST API to access data or functionality of a third-party service, or to expose their own data or functionality to other applications.
- Users: Users can interact with a REST API through a web or mobile interface, or through an application that uses the API to access data on their behalf.
Conclusion
RESTful APIs can be used by a wide variety of entities, including web clients, server-side applications, developers and users.