What does REST stand for?
- Representational State Transfer
REST APIs are designed around a ____.
- resource
What is an identifier of a resource? Give an example.
- object, data, or service...like locationIQ
What are the most common HTTP verbs?
GET,POST,PUT,PATCH, andDELETE
What should the URIs be based on?
- nouns (the resouce) not the verbs (operations on the resource)
Give an example of a good URI.
What does it mean to have a ‘chatty’ web API? Is this a good or a bad thing?
- APIs that expose a large amout of small resources...you want to avoid
What status code does a successful GET request return?
- 200 (ok)
What status code does an unsuccessful GET request return?
- 404 (Not Found)
What status code does a successful POST request return?
- 201 (created)
What status code does a successful DELETE request return?
- 204 (no content)