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title: "When should you choose REST over gRPC for an API?"  
description: "When should you choose REST over gRPC for an API?"  
author: "Ravi Vishwakarma"  
published: 2025-11-18  
updated: 2025-11-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116122/when-should-you-choose-rest-over-grpc-for-an-api  
category: "technology"  
tags: ["tech", "api"]  

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# When should you choose REST over gRPC for an API?


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Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116122/when-should-you-choose-rest-over-grpc-for-an-api

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