jneiman08172017

Author: jamesneimanconsulting

labs/coding-101-rest-basics-ga/2.md

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 ## Step 2. So what is a REST web service?
 
-### What is a Web Service?###
+### What is a Web Service?
 
 A web service is a way for two systems to communicate through a defined interface.
 There are two major types of web services – **REST** or **SOAP**.
 
-### What is a *REST* Web Service? ###
+### What is a *REST* Web Service?
 
 REST is an architecture style for designing networked applications.
 A REST web service is as easy to call as making an HTTP request.
 RESTful interfaces often offer the CRUD (Create, Update, Delete) operations.
 If you want to know more about REST in general, this is a great <a href="http://rest.elkstein.org" target="_blank">REST tutorial</a>.
 
 
-### What is so great about REST?  ###
+### What is so great about REST?
 
 ***REST is easy to use on any platform***
 
 ![](/posts/files/coding-101-rest-basics-ga/assets/images/RESTisGreat.jpg)
 
-### APIC-EM API is a REST API  ###
+### APIC-EM API is a REST API
 
 For this lab, we are going to use the <a href="https://developer.cisco.com/site/apic-em/" target="_blank">APIC-EM APIs</a>.