REST API

HTTP/3 and QUIC: The Connection ID
Product UpdatesOct 10, 2023

HTTP/3 and QUIC: The Connection ID

HTTP/3 maintains a unique connection ID through the QUIC protocol. The connection ID is not dependent the device's IP address. This allows the connectivity to remain persistent even as users switch between different networks such as 5G and Wi-Fi. In a way you can consider this as a "connectionless" session....
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
7 Alternatives to REST APIs
InsightsOct 4, 2023

7 Alternatives to REST APIs

Seven REST alternatives you need to know and their most common use cases.
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Content Writer, PubNub
PubNub Pursues Rust to Deliver Best-in-Class APIs
Product UpdatesAug 10, 2023

PubNub Pursues Rust to Deliver Best-in-Class APIs

Serguei explains the unique benefits of using Rust, stating that it "essentially makes me a better programmer." He points out that the language's stringent compiler pushes both junior and senior developers to improve their code quality, thereby effectively unifying the codebase. Additionally, Rust teaches...
Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
AWS Transit Gateway vs VPC Peering
BuildMay 2, 2023

AWS Transit Gateway vs VPC Peering

Discover the applications, advantages, and disadvantages of AWS Transit Gateway and VPC Peering to make informed choices for your cloud infrastructure.
Markus Kohler
Markus Kohler
Developer Advocate, PubNub
Your Guide To Messaging APIs Web 3.0 Internet Communication
InsightsSep 19, 2018

Your Guide To Messaging APIs Web 3.0 Internet Communication

A comparison of HTTP, REST, WebSockets, pub/sub, MQTT and the other messaging apis enabling Web 3.0 communication.

Shyam Purkayastha
Shyam Purkayastha
CTO & Co-Founder, IoTracX
Build a REST API in 5 Minutes with PubNub
BuildJun 18, 2018

Build a REST API in 5 Minutes with PubNub

The Functions engineering team has built the On Request event handler feature, to enable developers to globally deploy a serverless REST API in minutes, not months.

Adam Bavosa
Adam Bavosa
Developer Relations Manager, PubNub
IoT Publish-Subscribe Without an SDK
BuildApr 23, 2018

IoT Publish-Subscribe Without an SDK

How to use PubNub’s RESTful API for any IoT device without using an SDK. This tutorial uses Python to implement the PubNub REST API on an Arduino Uno.

Cameron Akhavan
Cameron Akhavan
Developer Relations Engineer, PubNub