Advantage of REST

Eliminates the need for intermediate layers between client and server.
Read, create, update, and delete operations are mapped directly to GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE HTTP verbs
Introperability.- HTTP protocol.
REST interface uses flexible URL conventions for querying data, which enable you to filter, sort and select information
Easy to use with JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), Atom, and AtomPub standards
REST interface, such as batching multiple operations into a single request, concurrency control through HTTP ETags, paging of large data sets, and access to document streams.