- ### Understanding HTTP verbs
- GET
- POST
- PUT
- PATCH
- DELETE
- COPY
- HEAD
- OPTIONS
- LINK
- UNLINK
- PURGE
- LOCK
- UNLOCK
- PROPFIND
- VIEW
- ### Naming Conventions
- Always use Nouns in your API
- https://api.boxue.io/series
- https://api.boxue.io/episodes
- https://api.boxue.io/accounts/{id}
- I. Documentation API
- https://api.boxue.io/accounts/admin
- https://api.boxue.io/episodes/{id}
- II.Collection API
- https://api.boxue.io/series/{id}/episodes
- III.Control API
- https://api.boxue.io/users/{id}/cart/checkout
- https://api.boxue.io/series/{id}/episodes/{id}/play
- ### Best Practice
- #### DO NOT include HTTP verbs
- https://api.boxue.io/get-series
- https://api.boxue.io/post-login
- https://api.boxue.io/delete-episode-note
- #### Use / to indicate a hierarchical relationships
- https://api.boxue.io/serires/{id}/episodes
- https://api.boxue.io/users/{id}/cart/checkout
- #### Use - to improve the readability of URIs
- https://boxueio.com/series/machie-learning-from-scratch/ebook/388
- #### DO NOT use _
- https://boxueio.com/series/machine_learning_from_scratch/ebook/388
- #### Use query component to filter URI collection
- https://boxueio.com/blackboard?page=2
- #### Always use lowercase letters
- #### DO NOT use file extension
- https://api.boxue.io/series.json
- https://api.boxue.io/series/{id}/episodes/info.xml