CERN – Automated Hacks

HTTP’s First Steps (1990–1994): How the Web’s Original Protocol Became the Foundation of Web APIs

Before “web APIs” had a name, early HTTP and the newborn World Wide Web (1990–1994) established the core patterns APIs still use: resources, stateless requests, URIs, and a simple request/response contract.

HTTP as the Foundation of Web APIs (1990–1994): The Birth of the Web and Early Interfaces

Chapter 1 (1990–1994) of web API history: how early HTTP turned the newborn Web into a programmable interface—long before “REST” and “JSON” became everyday terms.