Endpoints vs Resources

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Endpoints vs Resources

  • Difference between Endpoints & resources:

  • Resource is a  subset of Endpoint.

  • An endpoint by itself is the location where a service can be accessed.

  • The term endpoint is focused on the URL that is used to make a request.

  • The term resource is focused on the data set that is returned by a request.

  • The terms resource and endpoint are often used synonymously. But in fact they do not mean the same thing.

  • Resources:

  • Architecturally, resources are data sets that an API allows you to work with, and which are accessible via endpoints. They have relationships with other resources as well as a set of operations that you can carry out on them.

  • Endpoints

  • Endpoints are URIs that introduce the location of the resource that you want to do a CRUD operation on.

  • The relation between a resource, an endpoint, and an HTTP method is the following: What → Where → Action



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