This is partly because REST is not a standard like GraphQL, and you can't really treat them as being equivalent.
If you want a closer comparison, I think it's better to look at standards like OData, JSON:API,or even just for example [Microsoft REST API guidelines](https://github.com/microsoft/api-guidelines).
REST by itself is a pretty general description of a type of architecture that isn't even tied to HTTP. Even HN by most definitions is a REST service that primarily uses `text/html` as it's format.
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This is partly because REST is not a standard like GraphQL, and you can't really treat them as being equivalent.
If you want a closer comparison, I think it's better to look at standards like OData, JSON:API,or even just for example [Microsoft REST API guidelines](https://github.com/microsoft/api-guidelines).
REST by itself is a pretty general description of a type of architecture that isn't even tied to HTTP. Even HN by most definitions is a REST service that primarily uses `text/html` as it's format.