api get post put delete code example

Example 1: http methods

GET 
			getting data in the server 

		POST 

			adding data to the server 

			we need to provide the data in the format 
			the document specify
			and tell exactly what type if data we are sending
			defined by Content-Type Header 

			Common status code for successful POST is 
				201 Created -- you will have response body 

		 PUT 
		 	Put is used to update the exsisting data from the server 
		 	difference between PUT and POST 
		 	 POST is adding new data 
		 	 	so the URL will be /api/spartans
		 	 PUT is updating existing data 
		 	 	so the URL will be /api/spartan/validIDNumberHere

		 	 provide updated data 
		 	 provide the contenttype of the data you are sending to update 

		 	 common status code for successful PUT request
		 	  is 204 NO-CONTENT , it has no response body 
		 	  204 means it was updated successfully 


		  DELETE 

		  	Delete method is used to delete the data from the server
		  	Request URL will  /api/spartan/theValidID

		  	common status code for successful Delete request
		 	  is 204 NO-CONTENT , it has no response body 
		 	  204 means it was deleted successfully

Example 2: http request methods in api

HTTP request method is made up of five  components:
Request Method ==> Get, Post, Put, Delete (these are
the common ones)
Request URL ==> the URL of the resource
Request Header ==> Accept-Language, AcceptEncoding, User-Agent, Host
Request Body ==> This is the data to be sent to the
resource
Request Query Parameters : key value pair 
		 	
HTTP response method is made up of three components:
Response Status Code ==> 200, 301, 404, 500
(these are the most common ones)
Response Header Fields ==> Date, Server, LastModified, Content-Type
Response Body ==> This is the data that comes
back to the client from the server.