gRPC, REST API, REST API

gRPC vs. REST: Key Similarities and Differences

If you’re at all familiar with APIs, you know that REST APIs are the main API used, particularly when it comes to microservices and their applications. gRPC is a high-performance, binary, and strongly-typed protocol using HTTP/2, while REST is a simpler, text-based, and stateless protocol using HTTP with JSON/XML. gRPC is more efficient and suitable …

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by Jeremy H • September 26, 2023

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