REST API entry point and endpoint
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What is a REST API entry point and how is it different from an endpoint?
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rest endpoint
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This site is for programming questions. This is too broad to ask here. But I am sure that you can find some literature about it.
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What is a REST API entry point and how is it different from an endpoint?
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rest endpoint
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What is a REST API entry point and how is it different from an endpoint?
I have searched for various definitions online but still can't seem to wrap my head around them (I am new to APIs in general). From what I understand, they provide means of communicating with the server but what are they exactly and how are entry points and endpoints similar or different?
rest endpoint
rest endpoint
edited Nov 8 at 12:05
MrUpsidown
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asked Nov 7 at 23:10
David Sarpong
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edited Nov 8 at 12:05
MrUpsidown
14.6k74893
asked Nov 7 at 23:10
David Sarpong
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edited Nov 8 at 12:05
MrUpsidown
14.6k74893
edited Nov 8 at 12:05
MrUpsidown
14.6k74893
edited Nov 8 at 12:05
MrUpsidown
14.6k74893
14.6k74893
asked Nov 7 at 23:10
David Sarpong
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asked Nov 7 at 23:10
David Sarpong
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asked Nov 7 at 23:10
David Sarpong
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This site is for programming questions. This is too broad to ask here. But I am sure that you can find some literature about it.
– MrUpsidown
Nov 8 at 12:08
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This site is for programming questions. This is too broad to ask here. But I am sure that you can find some literature about it.
– MrUpsidown
Nov 8 at 12:08
This site is for programming questions. This is too broad to ask here. But I am sure that you can find some literature about it.
– MrUpsidown
Nov 8 at 12:08
This site is for programming questions. This is too broad to ask here. But I am sure that you can find some literature about it.
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Simply speaking an entry point might be something like http://api.your-company.com which a clinet will enter without any a-priori knowledge. The API will teach the client everything it needs to know in order to make informed choices on what things it could do next.
Regarding Endpoints Wikipedia i.e. state the following:
Endpoint, the entry point to a service, a process, or a queue or topic destination in service-oriented architecture
In a borad sense the endpoint is just the target host invoked that should process your request (or delegate to some other machines in case of load balancing and what not). In a more narrow sense an endpoint is just the server-sided stuff invoked that is processing your request. I.e. an URI like http://api.your-company.com/users/12345 will ask for a users representation (assuming a GET request). The concrete user is the resource processed while the endpoint might be actually a Spring (or framework of your choice) based service handling all requests targeting everything http://api.your-company.com/users/* related.
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Simply speaking an entry point might be something like http://api.your-company.com which a clinet will enter without any a-priori knowledge. The API will teach the client everything it needs to know in order to make informed choices on what things it could do next.
Regarding Endpoints Wikipedia i.e. state the following:
Endpoint, the entry point to a service, a process, or a queue or topic destination in service-oriented architecture
In a borad sense the endpoint is just the target host invoked that should process your request (or delegate to some other machines in case of load balancing and what not). In a more narrow sense an endpoint is just the server-sided stuff invoked that is processing your request. I.e. an URI like http://api.your-company.com/users/12345 will ask for a users representation (assuming a GET request). The concrete user is the resource processed while the endpoint might be actually a Spring (or framework of your choice) based service handling all requests targeting everything http://api.your-company.com/users/* related.
answered Nov 8 at 12:59
Roman Vottner
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Simply speaking an entry point might be something like http://api.your-company.com which a clinet will enter without any a-priori knowledge. The API will teach the client everything it needs to know in order to make informed choices on what things it could do next.
Regarding Endpoints Wikipedia i.e. state the following:
Endpoint, the entry point to a service, a process, or a queue or topic destination in service-oriented architecture
In a borad sense the endpoint is just the target host invoked that should process your request (or delegate to some other machines in case of load balancing and what not). In a more narrow sense an endpoint is just the server-sided stuff invoked that is processing your request. I.e. an URI like http://api.your-company.com/users/12345 will ask for a users representation (assuming a GET request). The concrete user is the resource processed while the endpoint might be actually a Spring (or framework of your choice) based service handling all requests targeting everything http://api.your-company.com/users/* related.
answered Nov 8 at 12:59
Roman Vottner
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Simply speaking an entry point might be something like http://api.your-company.com which a clinet will enter without any a-priori knowledge. The API will teach the client everything it needs to know in order to make informed choices on what things it could do next.
Regarding Endpoints Wikipedia i.e. state the following:
Endpoint, the entry point to a service, a process, or a queue or topic destination in service-oriented architecture
In a borad sense the endpoint is just the target host invoked that should process your request (or delegate to some other machines in case of load balancing and what not). In a more narrow sense an endpoint is just the server-sided stuff invoked that is processing your request. I.e. an URI like http://api.your-company.com/users/12345 will ask for a users representation (assuming a GET request). The concrete user is the resource processed while the endpoint might be actually a Spring (or framework of your choice) based service handling all requests targeting everything http://api.your-company.com/users/* related.
answered Nov 8 at 12:59
Roman Vottner
5,54612437
Simply speaking an entry point might be something like http://api.your-company.com which a clinet will enter without any a-priori knowledge. The API will teach the client everything it needs to know in order to make informed choices on what things it could do next.
Regarding Endpoints Wikipedia i.e. state the following:
Endpoint, the entry point to a service, a process, or a queue or topic destination in service-oriented architecture
In a borad sense the endpoint is just the target host invoked that should process your request (or delegate to some other machines in case of load balancing and what not). In a more narrow sense an endpoint is just the server-sided stuff invoked that is processing your request. I.e. an URI like http://api.your-company.com/users/12345 will ask for a users representation (assuming a GET request). The concrete user is the resource processed while the endpoint might be actually a Spring (or framework of your choice) based service handling all requests targeting everything http://api.your-company.com/users/* related.
answered Nov 8 at 12:59
Roman Vottner
5,54612437
answered Nov 8 at 12:59
Roman Vottner
5,54612437
answered Nov 8 at 12:59
Roman Vottner
5,54612437
answered Nov 8 at 12:59
Roman Vottner
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5,54612437
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