Why URL structure communicates meaning in Rest API - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to define a REST API endpoint that retrieves all users.

Rest API

GET /[1]

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Afetch_all

BgetUsers

Cusers

Dlist

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Common Mistakes

Using verbs like 'getUsers' in the URL instead of resource names.

The URL /users clearly indicates the resource being accessed, which is the collection of users.

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medium

Complete the URL to access a specific user by their ID.

Rest API

GET /users/[1]

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Aname

Btype

Caction

Did

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Common Mistakes

Using generic terms like 'name' or 'type' which may not uniquely identify a user.

The URL uses id to specify a unique user resource, making the URL meaningful and precise.

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hard

Fix the error in the URL that tries to update a user's email.

Rest API

PUT /users/[1]/updateEmail

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Aid

Bupdate

Cemail

Duser

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Common Mistakes

Using 'updateEmail' as part of the URL path instead of relying on HTTP PUT method.

The URL should include the user's id to specify which user to update. The action updateEmail is better handled by HTTP method semantics rather than in the URL.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a URL that lists all orders for a specific user.

Rest API

GET /[1]/[2]/orders

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Ausers

Bproducts

C123

Dorders

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Common Mistakes

Using 'products' or 'orders' in the wrong place in the URL.

The URL /users/123/orders clearly shows orders belonging to user with ID 123, making the URL meaningful and hierarchical.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a URL that accesses a specific comment on a post by a user.

Rest API

GET /[1]/[2]/posts/[3]/comments

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Ausers

B456

C789

Dposts

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Common Mistakes

Mixing up the order of user and post IDs or using wrong resource names.

The URL /users/456/posts/789/comments clearly shows comments on post 789 by user 456, making the URL structure meaningful and easy to understand.