Soap API:

 Soap is protocol base, follows only protocol HTTP

 Supports only one format which XML
 Soap consumes more bandwidth
 Soap cannot be rest

Rest API:
 Rest is architectural style and follow multiple protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP etc.)
 Supports more than one format like XML and Jason.
 Rest consumes less bandwidth and it is much faster than soup.
 Rest can be soup

Rest API Components:

 Base URL: Contains the root/path of API
 End Point: indicates specific point like login etc.
 Body: use to send parameters to servers
 Headers: Additional parameters are sent from here i.e. device, brewers etc.

Methods: (to perform activity/action to achieve task)

 Get: to retrieve data from the sever
 Put: use to update complete data
 Post: use to create new record/entity.
 Patch: use to update specific field/information.

Status Codes:
 200: OK
 201: Created
 202: Accepted
 300: Multiple Choices
 301: Moved Permanently
 307: Temporary Redirect
 308: Permanent Redirect
 400: Bad Request
 401: Unauthorized
 402: Payment Required
 403: Forbidden (Permission)
 404: not Found
 405: Method Not Allowed
 500: Internal Server Error
 501: Not Implemented
 502: Bad Gateway
 503: Service Unavailable
 504: Gateway Timeout
Status Series:
200: Success
300: Redirections
400: Client Error
500: Server Error