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Why are expansions allowed in the REST API?
To limit the number of calls to the API, and the size of the responses, Confluence REST API supports the expansion of certain elements. If your GET returns a list of results and you don’t choose to expand anything, the response is short, displaying only a basic representation of the resource.
Is there a problem details response in REST API?
There is a “problem details response,” which is well-defined by the RFC7807 standard that actually defines the interface of a correct and well-known error response. Unfortunately, it is not used too much since not many developers are aware of it. I wrote about it in a blog post and really recommend everyone to read it.
When do you start building a REST API?
When you start building your REST API, don’t forget that the resources you are returning can increase both in the count and in size. With time, this can cause your microservices to be under increased load and increase the response times of your REST API. Nobody wants to call an API and get a response after 2 minutes.
When to use confluence in the REST API?
If you GET a specific piece of content – like a page by page ID (for example, http://localhost:8080/confluence/rest/api/content/12345 , where 12345 is the page ID) – Confluence expands some properties by default.
What’s the best way to design a REST API?
In this article, we’ll look at how to design REST APIs to be easy to understand for anyone consuming them, future-proof, and secure and fast since they serve data to clients that may be confidential. REST APIs are one of the most common kinds of web services available today.
How to use$ expand in ASP.NET Web API?
As you can see, the response does not include any products, even though the Category entity has a Products navigation link. However, the client can use $expand to get the list of products for each category. The $expand option goes in the query string of the request:
Why do you use$ select in REST API?
NOTE: The $select option is important way of optimising your REST API queries. A smaller response results in fastest network transfer and less time parsing the result into something you can use. Just like the $expand option you can also “select” multiple properties: