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Haley Elmendorf is a software developer at Advicent, the financial planning technology provider of choice for nearly 100,000 financial professionals.
Using the HTTP PATCH method is a great option for updating resources with only the fields that need updating, allowing for greater flexibility in your REST API.
If you find yourself asking "what is an API?" you are certainly not in the minority. In this article, discover the basics of APIs and the terminology around them.