Top "Rest" questions

REST (Representational State Transfer) is a style of software architecture for distributed hypermedia systems such as the World Wide Web.

RestSharp JSON Parameter Posting

I am trying to make a very basic REST call to my MVC 3 API and the parameters I pass in …

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Postman Chrome: What is the difference between form-data, x-www-form-urlencoded and raw

I am using the Postman Chrome extension for testing a web service. There are three options available for data input. …

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web-api POST body object always null

I'm still learning web API, so pardon me if my question sounds stupid. I have this in my StudentController: public …

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What are WSDL, SOAP and REST?

What is WSDL? How is it related to SOAP? Where does REST fit in all of that?

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Firefox Add-on RESTclient - How to input POST parameters?

I've installed Firefox RESTclient add-on but , I'm having hard time figuring out how to pass POST parameters. Is there a …

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How do I set a cookie on HttpClient's HttpRequestMessage

I am trying to use the web api's HttpClient to do a post to an endpoint that requires login in …

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Spring Resttemplate exception handling

Below is the code snippet; basically, I am trying to propagate the exception when the error code is anything other …

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REST response code for invalid data

What response code should be passed to client in case of following scenarios? Invalid data passed while user registration like …

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Should I use PATCH or PUT in my REST API?

I want to design my rest endpoint with the appropriate method for the following scenario. There is a group. Each …

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'Best' practice for restful POST response

So nothing new here I am just trying to get some clarification and cannot seem to find any in other …

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