How to design a RESTful API architecture from a human-language specFilipe XimenesFlávio Juvenal
10 Other RESTful actions on a resource 0 How to implement action invocation in RESTful way? 9 REST API: Best way to do/undo an action on a resource 1 REST actions on a resource 1 REST API design of resources with many operations based on the resource status ...
Depends on how RESTful you want to be, you will have to implement your own filtering strategies as the HTTP spec is not very clear on this. I'd like to suggest url-encoding all the filter parameters e.g. GET api/users?filter=param1%3Dvalue1%26param2%3Dvalue2 I know it's ugly but...
REST is remarkably simple at its core; however, there are many principles and best practices to follow when designing and implementing a RESTful API. But rather than discussing these principles and practices, let’s illustrate them by designing and implementing a simple hypothetical Restful API. The...
When designing a good API, clarity starts with the names we choose for endpoints and resources. Adopting and applying naming conventions consistently allows developers to intuitively understand the API, like speaking a common language. For instance, using the ...
When designing a good API, clarity starts with the names we choose for endpoints and resources. Adopting and applying naming conventions consistently allows developers to intuitively understand the API, like speaking a common language. For instance, using the RESTful convention for endpoints like "/us...
Creating your own RESTfulAPIcan be a great way tobuild a business around data you’ve collected or a service you’ve created, or it can just be a fun personal project that allows you to learn a new skill. Here’s a list of 20tutorialson how todesignyour own REST API!
Right, we need to implement the _sendResponse method. This code is borrowed from http://www.gen-x-design.com/archives/create-a-rest-api-with-php. private function _sendResponse($status = 200, $body = '', $content_type = 'text/html') { // set the status $status_header = 'HTTP/...
The objective of this tutorial is to understand the concept of building a Flask server from the ground up, learn how to commuticate with SQL databases via object-relational mapper, as well as design a RESTful API with object-oriented design pattern. ...
Let's take a moment to clarify the difference between endpoints and resources with regards to RESTful APIs. Many API references use the two terms synonymously which can lead to some confusion. The term endpoint is the base URL that developers use to address an API. In the Twitter example...