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Chapter 20

IoT application protocols

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In this chapter · 7 sections
  1. Comparison
  2. HTTP and REST
  3. MQTT
  4. CoAP
  5. WebSockets
  6. Payload formats
  7. Picking a protocol

Once a device is on a network, it needs a common language to exchange data with servers and apps.

Once a device is on a network, it needs a common language to exchange data with servers and apps. MQTT is the standard for IoT because it is lightweight and pushes messages instantly; HTTP is the simplest for occasional uploads.

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