# The Java EE 7 Tutorial

# 29 Building RESTful Web Services with JAX-RS

This chapter describes the REST architecture, RESTful web services, and the Java API for RESTful Web Services (JAX-RS, defined in JSR 339).

JAX-RS makes it easy for developers to build RESTful web services using the Java programming language.

The following topics are addressed here:

- What Are RESTful Web Services?

- Creating a RESTful Root Resource Class

- Example Applications for JAX-RS

- Further Information about JAX-RS