Hypermedia representation

As we have understood from Chapter 1, Introduction to the Basics of RESTful Architecture, REST API clients can programmatically navigate using a uniform link structure as a HATEOAS response, and following are a few rules related to hypermedia representations.

The following screenshot helps us to recollect from Chapter 1, Introduction to the Basics of RESTful Architecture, the HATEOAS representation:

Also, it can help us to relate to the following rules:

• Use a consistent form to represent links, link relations, and link announcements
• Provide a self-linking representation in a response message body
• Minimize the number of the advertised entry point or API URIs
• Use links to advertise any resource actions in a state-sensitive manner