Noun-based resource naming in Rest API - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to name the resource correctly in a REST API endpoint.

Rest API

GET /[1]

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AuserList

BgetUser

CfetchUsers

Dusers

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Common Mistakes

Using verbs like 'getUser' instead of nouns.

Using singular nouns for collections.

In REST API design, resource names should be nouns, usually plural. So users is correct.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to correctly name the resource for a single item in a REST API endpoint.

Rest API

GET /users/[1]

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Aid

B123

Clist

Dget

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Common Mistakes

Using verbs or words like 'get' or 'list' instead of an ID.

Using 'id' literally instead of an example or placeholder.

To get a single user, the endpoint uses the user's ID as a path parameter, e.g., /users/123.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the resource naming by completing the code with the correct noun-based resource name.

Rest API

POST /[1]

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AcreateUser

BaddUser

Cusers

DnewUser

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Common Mistakes

Using verbs in resource names for POST endpoints.

Using singular nouns instead of plural.

POST requests should be sent to the collection resource, which is a plural noun like users.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to correctly name the resource and its identifier in the REST API endpoint.

Rest API

DELETE /[1]/[2]

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Ausers

Bposts

C456

D789

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Common Mistakes

Using singular nouns for resource names.

Using non-numeric or verb values as IDs.

The resource is posts (plural noun), and 789 is an example ID to delete a specific post.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a correct REST API endpoint for updating a resource.

Rest API

PUT /[1]/[2]/[3]

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Ausers

B123

Cprofile

Dsettings

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Common Mistakes

Using verbs instead of nouns for resource names.

Using invalid IDs or missing sub-resource names.

The endpoint updates the profile sub-resource of user 123 in the users collection.