# HATEOAS-style Navigation

> The ability for clients to navigate an API by following links it returns in its responses.

Record: `lex:hateoas-style-navigation`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Declarative Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/declarative-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-hateoas-style-navigation

## category

- [Metadata / Self-Description / Declarative Systems](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/metadata-self-description-declarative-systems.md)

## referenced-by

- [Self-Describing API](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/self-describing-api.md)