Explain the concept of "HATEOAS" in REST.?

HATEOAS (Hypermedia As The Engine Of Application State) means responses contain

links to related actions/resources.

👉 Example:

"id": 1,

"name": "John",

"links": [

{ "rel": "self", "href": "/users/1" },

{ "rel": "orders", "href": "/users/1/orders" }

This helps clients navigate APIs dynamically.