given once, in 2019
URIs – The Path To Your APIs
URIs are the path to your API data, and different design patterns use them very differently.
About this talk
While the request and response encapsulate your API’s data, URIs provide the path to that data. But different API design patterns use URIs in different ways. In some, the API paths are nothing more than the address all data flows to and from. In others they communicate far more, describing relationships and even aspects about the request.
In this session, we’ll explore those differences, and the friction introduced when APIs aren’t consistent about usage. We’ll also consider some patterns and anti-patterns of URI path structure, and how to define a path structure that’s future friendly.