What are the disadvantages of statelessness in RESTful Webservices? Technology Community › Category: API Design › What are the disadvantages of statelessness in RESTful Webservices? 0 Vote Up Vote Down VietMX Staff asked 4 years ago Following is the disadvantage of statelessness in RESTful web services: Web services need to get extra information in each request and then interpret to get the client’s state in case client interactions are to be taken care of.