In a RESTful API, endpoints (URLs) define the structure of the API and how end users access data from our application using the HTTP methods - GET, POST, PUT, DELETE.
| Endpoint |
HTTP Method |
/api/book/books/:id |
GET |
| Endpoint |
HTTP Method |
/api/book/books/{params} |
GET |
Optional params to filter the list of books
| Param |
Type |
Description |
| name |
string |
the title name of the book |
| publication_year |
number |
year the book was published |
| edition |
number |
the book edition |
| authors |
string |
author's name |
| Endpoint |
HTTP Method |
/api/book/books |
POST |
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| name |
string |
the title name of the book |
| publication_year |
number |
year the book was published |
| edition |
number |
the book edition |
| authors |
number |
the author's id |
| Endpoint |
HTTP Method |
/api/book/books/:id |
PUT |
| Updatable field |
Type |
| name |
string |
| publication_year |
number |
| edition |
number |
| authors |
number |
| Endpoint |
HTTP Method |
/api/author/authors |
POST |
| Fields |
Type |
Description |
| name |
string |
the full name of the author |
| Endpoint |
HTTP Method |
/api/author/authors/:id |
GET |
| Endpoint |
HTTP Method |
/api/author/authors |
GET |