[Solved] You want to provide navigation links for first, previous, next, and last pages in your API response. Which of the following Link header values correctly includes all these relations? | Rest API

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You want to provide navigation links for first, previous, next, and last pages in your API response. Which of the following Link header values correctly includes all these relations?

A

Link: <https://api.example.com/items?page=1>; rel="first", <https://api.example.com/items?page=2>; rel="prev", <https://api.example.com/items?page=4>; rel="next", <https://api.example.com/items?page=10>; rel="last"

B

Link: <https://api.example.com/items?page=1>; rel first, <https://api.example.com/items?page=2>; rel=prev, <https://api.example.com/items?page=4>; rel=next, <https://api.example.com/items?page=10>; rel=last

C

Link: <https://api.example.com/items?page=1> first, <https://api.example.com/items?page=2> prev, <https://api.example.com/items?page=4> next, <https://api.example.com/items?page=10> last

D

Link: rel="first" <https://api.example.com/items?page=1>, rel="prev" <https://api.example.com/items?page=2>, rel="next" <https://api.example.com/items?page=4>, rel="last" <https://api.example.com/items?page=10>

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Confirm correct Link header syntax
The correct format is Link: <URL>; rel="relation", <URL>; rel="relation" etc., with URL in <>, semicolon, rel= with value in quotes.
Step 2: Evaluate each option
Link: <https://api.example.com/items?page=1>; rel="first", <https://api.example.com/items?page=2>; rel="prev" etc. matches exactly. The similar one has 'rel first' (missing = after rel). Others miss semicolons, have rel before URL, or wrong separators.
Final Answer:
Link: <https://api.example.com/items?page=1>; rel="first", <https://api.example.com/items?page=2>; rel="prev", <https://api.example.com/items?page=4>; rel="next", <https://api.example.com/items?page=10>; rel="last" -> Option A
Quick Check:
All links with <> and rel="relation" separated by commas [OK]

Quick Trick: Use <URL>; rel="relation" for each link, separated by commas [OK]

Common Mistakes:

Placing rel before URL
Missing semicolons between URL and rel
Not separating links with commas

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You want to provide navigation links for first, previous, next, and last pages in your API response. Which of the following Link header values correctly includes all these relations?

Step 1: Confirm correct Link header syntax

Step 2: Evaluate each option

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