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Rest API - HATEOAS and Linking

Given the following HAL JSON snippet, what is the URL to access the customer's details?

{
  "_links": {
    "self": { "href": "/orders/123" },
    "customer": { "href": "/customers/456" }
  },
  "orderNumber": "123"
}

A/orders/123

B/customers/456

C/orders/456

D/customers/123

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Identify the customer link in _links
The customer key has an href value of "/customers/456" which points to the customer's details URL.
Step 2: Confirm other options
self points to the order URL "/orders/123". Other options mix order and customer IDs incorrectly.
Final Answer:
/customers/456 -> Option B
Quick Check:
Customer link = _links.customer.href = /customers/456 [OK]

Quick Trick: Look inside _links for the named resource URL [OK]

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