REST model

The REST model provides entities to represent interactions with REST resources.

There are many competing specifications available for representing REST in the marketplace. The REST model is not a representation of any single specification, instead it represents the concepts relevant to governance.

The REST model contains concepts such as a REST Service which is a realization of a Capability Version so that REST can be governed in the same way as other service types. Additionally, the REST model contains a REST Service Endpoint so that REST interactions with particular endpoints can be governed in the same way as any other Service Endpoint type.

The entities defined by the REST model are described in the following subtopics:

Parent topic: Models in the service management profile