What is the proper REST response code for a valid request but an empty data?
For example you run a GET request for users/9 but there is no user with id #9. Which is the best response code? … Read more
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How to do a PUT request with cURL?
How do I test a RESTful PUT (or DELETE) method using cURL? 5 s 5
How to design RESTful search/filtering? [closed]
Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be … Read more
HTTP POST with URL query parameters — good idea or not?
I’m designing an API to go over HTTP and I am wondering if using the HTTP POST command, but with URL query parameters … Read more
If REST applications are supposed to be stateless, how do you manage sessions?
I’m in need of some clarification. I’ve been reading about REST, and building RESTful applications. According to wikipedia, REST itself is defined to … Read more
Hyphen, underscore, or camelCase as word delimiter in URIs?
I’m designing an HTTP-based API for an intranet app. I realize it’s a pretty small concern in the grand scheme of things, but: … Read more
Should I use Singular or Plural name convention for REST resources?
I’m new to REST and I’ve observed that in some RESTful services they use different resource URI for update/get/delete and Create. Such as … Read more
Representational state transfer (REST) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
Can somebody explain what is REST and what is SOAP in plain english? And how Web Services work? 14 s 14 REST I … Read more
RESTful Authentication
What does RESTful Authentication mean and how does it work? I can’t find a good overview on Google. My only understanding is that … Read more
Best practices for API versioning? [closed]
Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Closed 8 years ago. Locked. This question and its answers are locked … Read more