difference between google api and google rest api?

Question

I have gone through this Link

but dont get exactly the answer what is difference between Google Drive Api and Google Drive Rest Api

Answer 1

I am assuming when you say Google Drive API you mean the Google Drive Android API.This is a native Android API which utilises the Google Play Services to communicate.

Whereas the rest API is a HTTP API - Which can be used in any platform - Web, Android, iOS.

The Android API is an abstraction layer with certain optimisations. So your choice of API would depend on your use case.