The basic REST design principle establishes a one-to-one mapping between create, read, update, and delete (CRUD) operations and HTTP methods.

The REST principles around are as follows:

• Use HTTP methods explicitly.
• Expose directory structure-like URIs.
• Transfer XML, JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), or both.

For more information, see Data Type Mapping and Message conversion, and SALT configuration tool in the SALT Configuration Guide.