RESTful APIs can be looked on as the glue that connects the cloud service providers and cloud service consumers. For example, application developers requiring to display a weather forecast can consume the Google Weather API. In this section, we will look at the applicability of RESTful APIs for provisioning resources in the cloud.
For an illustration of RESTful APIs, we will be using the Oracle Cloud service platform. Users can set up a free trial account via https://Cloud.oracle.com/home and try out the examples discussed in the following sections.