REST APIs for Network Devices

Welcome! In this lesson, we'll dive into how to control network devices using REST APIs. This is a powerful way to automate tasks beyond traditional command-line interfaces (CLIs).

Instead of typing commands, you can send structured messages to devices, making automation much more scalable and efficient.

REST stands for Representational State Transfer. It's an architectural style for designing networked applications. It's not a protocol, but a set of guidelines for how an API should behave.

• Client-Server: Separation of concerns.
• Stateless: Each request from a client to a server must contain all the information needed to understand the request.
• Cacheable: Responses can be cached to improve performance.
• Uniform Interface: A consistent way to interact with resources.