Beginner8 min readNetworking & Communication
gRPC
Comparing API protocols, protocol buffers, and remote procedure executions.
What you'll learn
- REST
- gRPC / RPC
TL;DR
Comparing API protocols, protocol buffers, and remote procedure executions.
Concept Overview
REST vs. RPC (Remote Procedure Call) / gRPC represents the architectural API protocol decision for client-server and microservice communications.
Key Architectural Pillars
1
REST
Resource-oriented API using standard HTTP verbs (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) and readable JSON text payloads.
2
gRPC / RPC
Action-oriented protocol running on HTTP/2, utilizing Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) for compact binary serialization.
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