Assertion: rest | /r/CapableOf | use http
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Source sentences:
text: REST tends to use HTTP and JSON, which lighten the payload; SOAP relies more on XML.
text: While REST today uses HTTP/HTTPS, SOAP can use almost any transport to send the request, using everything from the afore mentioned to SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) and even JMS (Java Messaging Service).
text: REST uses HTTP for all four CRUD (Create/Read/Update/Delete) operations.
text: REST is basically a lightweight alternative to SOAP that uses HTTP 1.1 methods like GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE for making requests instead of XML, which SOAP uses.
text: First, REST is easy to understand: it uses HTTP and basic CRUD operations, so it is simple to write and document.
text: Since REST uses HTTP, any device which can connect to the web and request a web page can use a REST API.