WebDescription

This is the root page for Web Description -- i.e., description of interfaces (for computers and humans) exposed using Web technologies. Note that this does not include Web Services; in practice, this means a focus on REST and HTTP.

Please put new pages into .

Resources

A discussion list, public-web-http-desc@w3.org, has been created.

Representations

The following pages attempt to capture different aspects of Web Description; please add to them!

WebDescriptionExamples - Examples of Web applications and HTTP-based protocols that might benefit from description.
WebDescriptionUseScenarios - What will you do with a Web description once you have it?
WebDescriptionPatterns - Patterns of use for HTTP, to inform the capabilities a description format should have.
WebDescriptionProposals - Web Description formats in development.