The hypermedia formats in rest api’s are good but not fit for all use cases.
I personally don't prefer them because of following:
- Complexity: Integrating hypermedia can complicate both server and client structures.
- Performance Impact: Including hypermedia links in API responses might enlarge data size, causing performance issues on low-bandwidth or high-latency connections.
- Versioning Issues: Managing changes and versions in hypermedia APIs poses complexity; clients must adapt to these changes.
- Excessive for Small Projects: Straightforward interactions might not reap enough benefits from hypermedia to justify its added complexity.
- Learning Curve: Developers unfamiliar with hypermedia may face a learning curve, potentially slowing down development.
