Difference between API and Rest Webservice

Question

When I go through different blogs and articles, the jargon on "REST service, API" put me in a bit confusion.

Can someone explain the difference between API and a Rest service?

-- Regards PT

Answer 1

In short, a REST-service is some sort of API, an API is not a REST-webservice.

Api stands for "Application Programming Interface", and means "A set of rules of how to interact between different pieces of code" A REST-service is a set of rules about how to interact between your code and some code out there on the internet.

Most times in real life, api or webapi is used for anything that provides a method of comunication between client (server) and server.