How do RESTful APIs interact with resources?

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RESTful APIs use standard HTTP methods to interact with resources:

GET &rarr; Retrieve a resource
POST &rarr; Create a new resource
PUT &rarr; Update an existing resource
DELETE &rarr; Remove a resource

A resource can be an object, file, or a database table row.

How do RESTful APIs interact with resources?

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