--- title: JSON-RPC vs. REST: When Should API Developers Use Each? description: A comparison of JSON-RPC and REST, clarifying that JSON-RPC is a protocol organized around actions while REST is an architectural philosophy centered on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/json-rpc-vs-rest-when-should-api-developers-use-each--tzrty7ccc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: JSON-RPC vs. REST: When Should API Developers Use Each? | daily.dev og:description: A comparison of JSON-RPC and REST, clarifying that JSON-RPC is a protocol organized around actions while REST is an architectural philosophy centered on... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/json-rpc-vs-rest-when-should-api-developers-use-each--tzrty7ccc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TzRTy7Ccc.png og:image:alt: JSON-RPC vs. REST: When Should API Developers Use Each? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # JSON-RPC vs. REST: When Should API Developers Use Each? **[Nordic APIs](https://daily.dev/sources/nordicapis)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A comparison of JSON-RPC and REST, clarifying that JSON-RPC is a protocol organized around actions while REST is an architectural philosophy centered on resources. Key differences include transport agnosticism (JSON-RPC) vs. HTTP-native caching and discoverability (REST). REST dominates at 92% of APIs in 2025 and suits public-facing, resource-oriented APIs, while JSON-RPC fits complex batch operations and action-heavy use cases like MCP and language server protocols. The future likely involves both coexisting rather than one replacing the other. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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