Answer
HATEOAS enriches responses with navigational links.
Example:
Order response may include:
- self link
- update link
- cancel link
Quick Answer
HATEOAS (Hypermedia As The Engine Of Application State): responses include links to related actions. Example: GET /api/orders/123 returns the order plus links: {self: /api/orders/123, cancel: /api/orders/123/cancel, items: /api/orders/123/items}. Clients discover available actions from responses rather than hardcoding URLs. Adds flexibility but increases response size and client complexity. Rarely implemented in practice.
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