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Asked: 2026-05-24T03:41:03+00:00

I work at an IP camera company and we currently have an outdated CGI

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I work at an IP camera company and we currently have an outdated CGI HTTP API interface. The CGIs are implemented in C.

I would like to learn and implement a new HTTP RESTful API so that the following type of things can be performed:

http://[ipaddr]/api/video/start
http://[ipaddr]/api/video/stop

I would like to write this RESTful API from the ground up in my spare time so I can learn this new skill.

I am very experienced in embedded C programming and Web technology front end (HTML, JS, CSS, etc), however, I would like to implement the link between the front end web UX and the application code (and/or web backend).

I would like advice on the current methods of implementing HTTP APIs. I really like to learn the ‘right way’ to do things before I start.

I have found that all the things I have seen such as OAuth, XAuth, REST, SOAP, implementation languages is a bit overwhelming!

Is there anyone on Stack Overflow that could provide a sensible path to learn these things? I’m very adept at self-learning but could just do with a few pointers in the right direction.

I would like to write whatever I can in C ideally as that would be the easiest way to get into the application code. However, if people recommend another language I’m happy to go with that if there are clear pros.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Get yourself a copy of Richardson and Ruby’s RESTful Web Services (O’Reilly). They talk about how to design and implement RESTful services using several different technologies. It’s so good you almost don’t need anything else except RFC-2616 (HTTP 1.1) and Roy Fielding’s original dissertation on REST.

    There are a lot of great libraries to build on (depending on how much you want to learn directly). In the Java world, the Apache HTTP Client library is a good foundational layer. A REST framework like RESTlet automates much of the rest for you, making it relatively simple.

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