Working with REST APIs - pfrenssen

Video Description

In today's virtual world it is vital to know how to use REST APIs to retrieve data from other services, and exposing our own data. This session will introduce how to do this in Drupal, using the RESTful Web Services module, as well as using custom code.
What is REST?
Why use REST?
Using a REST API through the browser
REST clients
Consuming a REST service with Guzzle in Drupal
Mapping REST data on entities
Exposing data using the RESTful Web Services Module
The REST UI contributed module
Best practices for designing a REST service
Returning HTTP responses
JSON or XML?
The HAL module
HTTP Basic Authentication
Create a REST endpoint with Views
Create a REST endpoint programmatically