# RESTful Web Services Resources
REST API eBook for Best Practices and other resources, such as open-source REST Service frameworks, etc.
Author: Todd Fredrich, Pearson eCollege

# REST API Resources

## Translations

Russian
  http://www.restapitutorial.ru/

## REST API Cheat Sheets

- API Design Cheat Sheet - This GitHub repository outlines important tips to consider when designing APIs that developers love.
- Platform-Building Cheat Sheet - Everyone wants to build a platform. This GitHub repository is a public receptical of ground rules when building a platform.

## REST API Best Practices

Get the RESTful Best Practices guide (choose your format). This guide reduces the world of RESTful services into easy-to-follow principles. It also provides several cookbook type recipes in critical areas to increase service usability, reduce confusion during implemenation, as well as improve consistency.

- PDF (~306KB)
- ePub (~46KB). Works on iPad, iPhone, B&N Nook and most other readers.
- Mobi (~86KB). Works on Kindle, Kindle Reader Apps
- Source Document in Libre/Open Office format (~48KB)

## Building REST APIs in Java

RestExpress (GitHub). A microservices framework for Java, RestExpress composes best-of-breed tools to form a lightweight, minimalist Java framework for quickly creating RESTful APIs.

## Web Resources

- REST API Tutorial YouTube Channel
- Todd Fredrich's Blog