Notes
What does REST stand for?
Representational State Transfer
REST APIs are designed around a __.
resouces
What is an identifer of a resource? Give an example.
any data the client can access, in our labs the geo data provided would be considered a resource
What are the most common HTTP verbs?
get, delete, patch, push/post
What should the URIs be based on?
resources (nouns)
Give an example of a good URI.
https://adventure-works.com/orders
What does it mean to have a ‘chatty’ web API? Is this a good or a bad thing?
it sends multiple smaller signals instead of ‘complete thoughts’
What status code does a successful GET request return?
200
What status code does an unsuccessful GET request return?
404
What status code does a successful POST request return?
201
What status code does a successful DELETE request return?
204
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