api request methods code example

Example 1: api request

Request 
		 Request URL (ENDPOINT)
		 	http://54.158.178.13:8000/api/spartans

		 HTTP Methods|Verb  : GET POST PUT DELETE PATCH 
		 	
		 HEADER  : key value pair 
		 	Accept , Content-Type
		 
		 Query Parameters : key value pair right after ? 
		 	/api/spartans/search?gender=Male&nameContains=li
		 	mostly used to filter out the result according to 
		 	the cirteria provided here 

		 Path Parameters|Variable 
		 	/api/spartans/{id}  /api/spartans/:id
		 	used to identify single resource among list of resources

		 Request Body | Payload
		 	the data you are sending to the server

Example 2: request api

REQUEST :(request url,http methods,header,query param, param,body,cookie)

1-)Request Url where we have Endpoint (domain:Port/Endpoints)

2-)HTTP METHODS(Get, Post, Put, Patch, Delete, Header)

Get: For to retrieve resources from the server
Post: to send or add resource to the server
Put: For update the resources in the server
Patch: For partial update the resource
Delete: For deleting the resource in the server
Head: To get header from the response not the body

3-)HEADER is metadata is about the request,
basically providing more information along
with the request.

-Content Type header : to specify what kind of
 data we are sending to the server
-Accept Header : to specify what kind of data 
 format you want to get in the response like (json or xml)
-Authorization header : used to provide the
 Bearer token in many api's.

4-)Query Parameter: A key value pair usually
 for filtering result

5-)Parameter: for identifying single resource
 among the list of resources.
6-)Payload(BODY): for POST,PUT,PATCH request
(json,xml,plainText,URL encoded for data)
7-)Cookie