Angular js: what is the difference between $http and $resource

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I need to better understand the difference between $http and $resource and when to use each

I know that basically $http is a wrapper for xmlHTTPRequest (aka AJAX) like jQuery's $ajax and that $resource is supposed to be more REST-specific but I don't really get how... — yar1, Apr 09 '13 at 09:00
possible duplicate of [AngularJS $http and $resource](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13181406/angularjs-http-and-resource) — Max, Jul 29 '14 at 18:49

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 09 '13 at 08:48

From the $resource docs:

A factory which creates a resource object that lets you interact with RESTful server-side data sources.

The returned resource object has action methods which provide high-level behaviors without the need to interact with the low level $http service.

$resource is a higher level service than $http.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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$resource is built on top of $http.

$http is normal ajax, it can be used for any form of web service.

$resource is specifically for RESTful service.

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