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A True RESTful API | Help needed
I know that a RESTful would have unified API and it treats everything as a resource (a noun, example a book, a product,...) and it can be applied with CRUD operations using HTTP Verbs (GET, PUT, POST, ...
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Why should I use REST API?
I somehow get the point of REST API, like for example you want to get the list of customers to the database server, you have to request a GET method and the server will throw a response with a ...
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Separating models in a Backend-For-Frontend (BFF) API
At the moment I have a frontend client calling several backend REST APIs. For example a call may be to get information about a certain vehicle. Then the client will call REST API A to get some ...
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Stateful authentication in REST API using tokens
I have recently started on a project involving a REST API. The API requires authentication with requirements for administrators to be able to view logged in users and to be able to revoke specific ...
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What should be the REST API (URL) for a user to be assigned to multiple territories
In our application we have a user who can be assigned multiple territories.
What is the best way to expose the REST API?
Should it be as :
[POST] www.xyz.com/Territory/User
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[POST] www.xyz.com/...
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Wait time created by having separated REST API and web application
I created a new Asp.Net MVC web project. I took the decision to create two different apps, the first one would be a web REST API that would provide all data for the second one, which would essentially ...
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What features are missing from WCF Rest Implementation
In this question about using WCF and/or WebAPI, there is this quote:
I was asking myself the same question until I found this WCF and
ASP.NET Web API comparison page on MSDN (with my own emphasis
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Is it okay to have multiple get action methods in ASP .Net Web API controller according to RESTful API constraints?
I have the following interface in my business layer
public interface IUserService
{
void CreateUser(User user);
List<User> FindUsersByName(string searchedString);
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Consume ASP.Net REST API service
I am creating ASP.Net REST API application and stuck on the part where I should consume the REST service.
I am not sure how to find the way let me accomplish the following:
1. I don't want it to be ...
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REST API design for associations/aggregation
I am building RESTful API that manages persons and lists.
There can be many List and many Person each with its own set of properties. Person can be in zero or more lists, List can contain zero or more ...
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Is RESTFUL API as back-end service one of the best (or suitable) choice for Mobile App? [closed]
I have a background on .NET development, recently I was asked to code back-end service for a mobile app. I had experiences on MVC, and now I'm trying to understand more on Restful Web API.
My ...
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How to support different API Versions
I am writing a Rest API and am wondering how best to handle supporting the different versions. By this I don't mean how to define a URI as V2 or V3, but rather how to structure the code given that it'...
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What kind of user authentication do I need in for a restful web api
I am doing a restful web api with asp.net Web API 2
I do not want to use any form of cookies or basic authentication (send user/pass in cleartext thus SSL needed)
I do not use/need claims stuff.
I ...
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How to configure these REST API Resources [closed]
I'm still in the design phase of my REST API, and I'm a bit stuck on how to configure the resources. The API will be consumed by mobile devices (Android, iOS, and Windows). Communication through HTTPS....
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Restful WebAPI VS Regular Controllers
I'm doing some R&D on what seems like a very confusing topic, I've also read quite a few of the other SO questions, but I feel my question might be unique enough to warrant me asking. We've never ...
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