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Rest pattern: Web linking

This pattern is used to list the related resources along with a resource. Something like if main resource is about Shakespeare, then the linked resources may be his books. This can be listed as {“author”:”Shakespeare”, “books”:{links:[{“rel”:”authored book”, “link”:”http://…../ISBN1988919″},{“rel”:”authored book”, “link”:”http://…../ISBN1988234″}]}}

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Rest http methods – Quick reference

HTTP GET must be used to retrieve a representation of a resource HTTP HEAD must be used to retrieve header information about a resource HTTP POST must be used to create a new resource. POST may also be used to … Continue reading

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Http status codes – quick reference

I am working on designing restful apis. Sometimes it is not easy to decide on what http status code to return for a condition. I went through restful standards on various sites and some of the commonly used restful apis … Continue reading

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