What status code should I set for UPDATE (PUT) and DELETE (e.g. product successfully updated)? 10 For a PUT request: HTTP 200, HTTP 204 should imply “resource updated successfully”. HTTP 201 if the PUT request created a new resource. For a DELETE request: HTTP 200 or HTTP 204 should imply “resource deleted successfully”. HTTP 202 … Read more
In an HTTP GET request, parameters are sent as a query string: http://example.com/page?parameter=value&also=another In an HTTP POST request, the parameters are not sent along with the URI. Where are the values? In the request header? In the request body? What does it look like? 9 The values are sent in the request body, in the … Read more
Use of java.net.URLConnection is asked about pretty often here, and the Oracle tutorial is too concise about it. That tutorial basically only shows how to fire a GET request and read the response. It doesn’t explain anywhere how to use it to, among others, perform a POST request, set request headers, read response headers, deal … Read more
I’m developing a new RESTful webservice for our application. When doing a GET on certain entities, clients can request the contents of the entity. If they want to add some parameters (for example sorting a list) they can add these parameters in the query string. Alternatively I want people to be able to specify these … Read more
What exactly is RESTful programming? 3 35
People talk about URLs, URIs, and URNs as if they’re different things, but they look the same to the naked eye. What are the distinguishable differences between them? 3 31
What is the maximum length of a URL in different browsers? Does it differ among browsers? Is a maximum URL length part of the HTTP specification? 1 17 Short answer – de facto limit of 2000 characters If you keep URLs under 2000 characters, they’ll work in virtually any combination of client and server software. … Read more
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I would like to start using the WordPress REST API v2 to query information from my site. I’ve noticed that when I visit an endpoint URL directly, I can see all of the data publicly. I’ve also seen that a lot of tutorials mention the use of test or local servers rather than live sites. … Read more
According to RFC 2616, § 9.5, POST is used to create a resource: The POST method is used to request that the origin server accept the entity enclosed in the request as a new subordinate of the resource identified by the Request-URI in the Request-Line. According to RFC 2616, § 9.6, PUT is used to … Read more
