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REST API Style Guide
ctrimble edited this page Mar 20, 2013
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- Resource - a noun that the API manages. Each resource has a URI in the API.
- Methods - One of the HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, etc.) that are applied to Resources.
- Headers - HTTP headers that are included in requests and responses.
- Status Codes - The numeric results on a method on a resource.
- Body Content - The representation of a resource at a URI. The content's format is specified by the MIME Type.
- URL Parameters - Key/Value pairs passed on a URI.
- Representations - The serialization of some resource in a given format.