Summary of HTTP Methods for RESTful APIs
Below table summarises the use of HTTP methods discussed above.HTTP METHODCRUDENTIRE COLLECTION (E.G. /USERS)SPECIFIC ITEM (E.G. /USERS/123)POSTCreate201 (Created), ‘Location’ header with link to /users/{id} containing new ID.Avoid using POST on single resourceGETRead200 (OK), list of users. Use pagination, sorting and filtering to navigate big lists.200 (OK), single user. 404 (Not Found), if ID..
