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Principles of Designing RESTful APIs
- Keep it simple. Souce — Internet.
- Use nouns and NOT the verbs. A lot of developers make this mistake.
- Use of right HTTP methods.
- Use Plurals.
- Use parameters.
- Use proper HTTP codes.
- Versioning.
- Use Pagination.
Hereof, how do I set up a RESTful API?
To configure the REST API:
- Specify allowed IP addresses for incoming HTTP and HTTPS connections.
- Specify the maximum number of allowed connections over both HTTP and HTTPS.
- Set the TCP port for incoming HTTP connections.
- Set the addresses on which the server listens for incoming HTTP connections.
- Most APIs require an API key.
- The easiest way to start using an API is by finding an HTTP client online, like REST-Client, Postman, or Paw.
- The next best way to pull data from an API is by building a URL from existing API documentation.
Likewise, people ask, what is RESTful API example?
Examples: a GET request to /user/ returns a list of registered users on a system. a POST request to /user/123 creates a user with the ID 123 using the body data. a PUT request to /user/123 updates user 123 with the body data.
You should use REST because it really encompasses all the potential actions you want to do on a resource/object.
- GET - Retrieve a resource based on given conditions.
- POST - create a resource.
- PUT - update a resource with the given updated attributes.
- DELETE - delete a resource.