Glossary

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Refresh token

This is an OAuth 2.0 term that refers to a token used to renew an access token and be issued a new one.

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Resource owner

This is an OAuth 2.0 term that refers to the owner of the data stored in the resource server. 

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Resource server

This is an OAuth 2.0 term that refers to a server that provides a user's resources to an application.

Only when an application sends a request with a valid access token will it accept the request and provide a user's resources to the application.

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RESTFul API

REST (Representational State Transfer) is a constraint used to create web services. It is a software architecture style that defines the resources present in the network and a methodology for specifying the address of each resource.

RESTful API refers to API (Application Programming Interface) designed according to the REST format. 

• URI specifies a resource

• URI then defines CRUD actions for resources

• Create - POST (resource creation)

• Read - GET (resource information inquiry)

• Update - PUT (resource information update)

• Delete - DELETE (resource deletion)