HATEOAS In API Design: Improving Discoverability And Self-Description

Hypermedia as the Engine of Application State, or HATEOAS, is a key idea in contemporary API design that improves RESTful APIs by making them more discoverable and self-descriptive. Instead of depending on hardcoded endpoints, it enables clients to dynamically explore an API through hypermedia links.
In this article, we’ll explore:
✅ What HATEOAS is and why it matters.
✅ How it improves API usability.
✅ A practical implementation using Node.js and Express.
  
  
  What is HATEOAS?

HATEOAS is a limitation of RESTful API architecture, in which hyperlinks included in answers allow a client to...