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What types of APIs, besides REST, are you familiar with?
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Answer from AI
In addition to REST, I am familiar with several types of APIs:
- SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) — a message exchange protocol that uses XML. Often used in enterprise systems.
- GraphQL — a query language for APIs that allows clients to request exactly the data they need.
- gRPC — a high-performance remote procedure call framework that uses Protocol Buffers.
- WebSocket API — for bidirectional real-time communication.
- RPC (Remote Procedure Call) — a general approach to invoking functions on a remote server.
Each of them is suitable for different tasks and has its own features in implementation and testing.